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Recognised as Colour

#898FCD

  • #898FCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#898FCD is a blue with RGB values 137, 143, 205 and HSL 235°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#898FCD#898FCD
HEX#898FCD
RGBrgb(137, 143, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5608, 0.8039
RGB percentages53.7%, 56.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(234.7, 40.5%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.7, 33.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK33.2%, 30.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,015,245
CSS custom property--colour: #898FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#767032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C96D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7891CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#779BA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Plum · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5Slate grey · ΔE 27.7Light steelblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC789
Analogous#89B1CD, #A589CD
Triadic#CD898F, #8FCD89
Split complementary#CDA589, #B1CD89
Tetradic#CD89B1, #CDC789, #89CDA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F5FB
Lighter +20%#D1D3EB
Lighter +10%#ADB1DC
Darker −10%#656DBE
Darker −20%#4750A9
Darker −30%#383F85
Darker −40%#292E61
More saturated +25%#747EE2
Less saturated −25%#9EA0B8

Channel breakdown

R137
G143
B205
Red137 (53.7%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue234.71°
Saturation (HSL)40.48%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 8F · B CD

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