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Recognised as Colour

#899BCC

  • #899BCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#899BCC is a blue with RGB values 137, 155, 204 and HSL 224°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#899BCC#899BCC
HEX#899BCC
RGBrgb(137, 155, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6078, 0.8
RGB percentages53.7%, 60.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(223.9, 39.6%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 32.8%, 80%)
CMYK32.8%, 24%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,018,316
CSS custom property--colour: #899BCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#766433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8599CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#76A5ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCBA89
Analogous#89BDCC, #9989CC
Triadic#CC899B, #9BCC89
Split complementary#CC9989, #BDCC89
Tetradic#CC89BD, #CCBA89, #89CC99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F6FA
Lighter +20%#D0D7EB
Lighter +10%#ADB9DB
Darker −10%#657DBD
Darker −20%#4862A7
Darker −30%#394D83
Darker −40%#293860
More saturated +25%#7491E1
Less saturated −25%#9EA5B7

Channel breakdown

R137
G155
B204
Red137 (53.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue223.88°
Saturation (HSL)39.64%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9B · B CC

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