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Recognised as Colour

#989BFA

  • #989BFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#989BFA is a blue with RGB values 152, 155, 250 and HSL 238°, 91%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#989BFA#989BFA
HEX#989BFA
RGBrgb(152, 155, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6078, 0.9804
RGB percentages59.6%, 60.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(238.2, 90.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 39.2%, 98%)
CMYK39.2%, 38%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,001,402
CSS custom property--colour: #989BFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#676405

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA7FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#75A0F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7BAEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 21Royal blue · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 28.1Plum · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF798
Analogous#98CCFA, #C698FA
Triadic#FA989B, #9BFA98
Split complementary#FAC698, #CCFA98
Tetradic#FA98CC, #FAF798, #98FAC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F9FF
Lighter +10%#C9CAFC
Darker −10%#676CF8
Darker −20%#373DF5
Darker −30%#0C12ED
Darker −40%#090FBD
More saturated +25%#9396FF
Less saturated −25%#A6A8EC

Channel breakdown

R152
G155
B250
Red152 (59.6%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue238.16°
Saturation (HSL)90.74%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9B · B FA

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