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Recognised as Colour

#899BBE

  • #899BBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#899BBE is a blue with RGB values 137, 155, 190 and HSL 220°, 29%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#899BBE#899BBE
HEX#899BBE
RGBrgb(137, 155, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6078, 0.7451
RGB percentages53.7%, 60.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(219.6, 29%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 27.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK27.9%, 18.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,018,302
CSS custom property--colour: #899BBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#766441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#909DC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B98BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7BA2A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.6Slate grey · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Dark grey · ΔE 21Light skyblue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEAC89
Analogous#89B5BE, #9189BE
Triadic#BE899B, #9BBE89
Split complementary#BE9189, #B5BE89
Tetradic#BE89B5, #BEAC89, #89BE91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEFF4
Lighter +20%#CBD3E2
Lighter +10%#AAB7D0
Darker −10%#687FAC
Darker −20%#506691
Darker −30%#3E4F70
Darker −40%#2C384F
More saturated +25%#7294D5
Less saturated −25%#A0A2A7

Channel breakdown

R137
G155
B190
Red137 (53.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue219.62°
Saturation (HSL)28.96%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9B · B BE

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