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Colour

#899CC9

  • #899CC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#899CC9 is a blue with RGB values 137, 156, 201 and HSL 222°, 37%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#899CC9#899CC9
HEX#899CC9
RGBrgb(137, 156, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6118, 0.7882
RGB percentages53.7%, 61.2%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(222.2, 37.2%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 31.8%, 78.8%)
CMYK31.8%, 22.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,018,569
CSS custom property--colour: #899CC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#766336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D9FCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#889AC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#77A5ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6Light steelblue · ΔE 18Slate grey · ΔE 19.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Sky blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9B689
Analogous#89BCC9, #9689C9
Triadic#C9899C, #9CC989
Split complementary#C99689, #BCC989
Tetradic#C989BC, #C9B689, #89C996

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F4F9
Lighter +20%#CFD7E9
Lighter +10%#ACB9D9
Darker −10%#667FB9
Darker −20%#4A64A2
Darker −30%#3A4F7F
Darker −40%#2A395C
More saturated +25%#7393DF
Less saturated −25%#9EA5B3

Channel breakdown

R137
G156
B201
Red137 (53.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue222.19°
Saturation (HSL)37.21%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9C · B C9

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