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Recognised as Colour

#989CDD

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

#989CDD is a blue with RGB values 152, 156, 221 and HSL 237°, 50%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#989CDD#989CDD
HEX#989CDD
RGBrgb(152, 156, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6118, 0.8667
RGB percentages59.6%, 61.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(236.5, 50.4%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.5, 31.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK31.2%, 29.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,001,629
CSS custom property--colour: #989CDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#676322

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A4E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#869FDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#86A8B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Plum · ΔE 23.4Light steelblue · ΔE 26.4Thistle · ΔE 27.9Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD998
Analogous#98BFDD, #B798DD
Triadic#DD989C, #9CDD98
Split complementary#DDB798, #BFDD98
Tetradic#DD98BF, #DDD998, #98DDB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E6F6
Lighter +10%#BEC1EA
Darker −10%#7277D0
Darker −20%#4B52C4
Darker −30%#373DA5
Darker −40%#2A2F7F
More saturated +25%#878DEE
Less saturated −25%#A9ABCC

Channel breakdown

R152
G156
B221
Red152 (59.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue236.52°
Saturation (HSL)50.36%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9C · B DD

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