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Recognised as Colour

#989CEE

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

#989CEE is a blue with RGB values 152, 156, 238 and HSL 237°, 72%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#989CEE#989CEE
HEX#989CEE
RGBrgb(152, 156, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6118, 0.9333
RGB percentages59.6%, 61.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(237.2, 71.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.2, 36.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK36.1%, 34.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,001,646
CSS custom property--colour: #989CEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#676311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82A6F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA0ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#80ACBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Medium purple · ΔE 24Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Royal blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEEA98
Analogous#98C7EE, #BF98EE
Triadic#EE989C, #9CEE98
Split complementary#EEBF98, #C7EE98
Tetradic#EE98C7, #EEEA98, #98EEBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F0FC
Lighter +10%#C4C6F5
Darker −10%#6C72E7
Darker −20%#4048E0
Darker −30%#2229CB
Darker −40%#1A21A0
More saturated +25%#898EFD
Less saturated −25%#A7AADF

Channel breakdown

R152
G156
B238
Red152 (59.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue237.21°
Saturation (HSL)71.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9C · B EE

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