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Recognised as Colour

#899DCA

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

#899DCA is a blue with RGB values 137, 157, 202 and HSL 222°, 38%, 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

#899DCA#899DCA
HEX#899DCA
RGBrgb(137, 157, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6157, 0.7922
RGB percentages53.7%, 61.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(221.5, 38%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 32.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK32.2%, 22.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,018,826
CSS custom property--colour: #899DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#766235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA0CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#889AC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#76A6ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1Sky blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB689
Analogous#89BDCA, #9689CA
Triadic#CA899D, #9DCA89
Split complementary#CA9689, #BDCA89
Tetradic#CA89BD, #CAB689, #89CA96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F5F9
Lighter +20%#CFD7EA
Lighter +10%#ACBADA
Darker −10%#6680BA
Darker −20%#4965A4
Darker −30%#3A4F80
Darker −40%#2A3A5D
More saturated +25%#7495DF
Less saturated −25%#9EA5B5

Channel breakdown

R137
G157
B202
Red137 (53.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)38.01%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9D · B CA

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