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Colour

#899CF2

  • #899CF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#899CF2 is a blue with RGB values 137, 156, 242 and HSL 229°, 80%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#899CF2#899CF2
HEX#899CF2
RGBrgb(137, 156, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6118, 0.949
RGB percentages53.7%, 61.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(229.1, 80.2%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 43.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK43.4%, 35.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,018,610
CSS custom property--colour: #899CF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#76630D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DA5F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#749DF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#65AEBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Royal blue · ΔE 29.4Plum · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2DF89
Analogous#89D1F2, #AB89F2
Triadic#F2899C, #9CF289
Split complementary#F2AA89, #D1F289
Tetradic#F289D1, #F2DF89, #89F2AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E9FC
Lighter +10%#B7C3F7
Darker −10%#5B75ED
Darker −20%#2D4FE8
Darker −30%#1637CC
Darker −40%#112B9E
More saturated +25%#7C94FF
Less saturated −25%#99A6E2

Channel breakdown

R137
G156
B242
Red137 (53.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue229.14°
Saturation (HSL)80.15%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9C · B F2

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