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Recognised as Colour

#899BF1

  • #899BF1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#899BF1 is a blue with RGB values 137, 155, 241 and HSL 230°, 79%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#899BF1#899BF1
HEX#899BF1
RGBrgb(137, 155, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6078, 0.9451
RGB percentages53.7%, 60.8%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(229.6, 78.8%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 43.2%, 94.5%)
CMYK43.2%, 35.7%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,018,353
CSS custom property--colour: #899BF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#76640E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA4F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#749CEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#66ADBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Royal blue · ΔE 29.1Plum · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1DF89
Analogous#89CFF1, #AB89F1
Triadic#F1899B, #9BF189
Split complementary#F1AB89, #CFF189
Tetradic#F189CF, #F1DF89, #89F1AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E8FC
Lighter +10%#B7C2F6
Darker −10%#5B74EC
Darker −20%#2E4EE6
Darker −30%#1837C9
Darker −40%#122A9C
More saturated +25%#7B92FF
Less saturated −25%#9AA6E1

Channel breakdown

R137
G155
B241
Red137 (53.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue229.62°
Saturation (HSL)78.79%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9B · B F1

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