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Recognised as Colour

#8994EE

  • #8994EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8994EE is a blue with RGB values 137, 148, 238 and HSL 233°, 75%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8994EE#8994EE
HEX#8994EE
RGBrgb(137, 148, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5804, 0.9333
RGB percentages53.7%, 58%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(233.5, 74.8%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.5, 42.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK42.4%, 37.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,016,558
CSS custom property--colour: #8994EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#766B11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#749FF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D97ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#68A6B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Royal blue · ΔE 25.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.9Steel blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE389
Analogous#89C7EE, #B189EE
Triadic#EE8994, #94EE89
Split complementary#EEB189, #C7EE89
Tetradic#EE89C7, #EEE389, #89EEB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E5FB
Lighter +10%#B6BCF4
Darker −10%#5C6CE8
Darker −20%#3043E1
Darker −30%#1C2EC2
Darker −40%#162395
More saturated +25%#7887FF
Less saturated −25%#9AA1DD

Channel breakdown

R137
G148
B238
Red137 (53.7%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue233.47°
Saturation (HSL)74.81%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 94 · B EE

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