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Recognised as Colour

#899DFA

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

#899DFA is a blue with RGB values 137, 157, 250 and HSL 229°, 92%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#899DFA#899DFA
HEX#899DFA
RGBrgb(137, 157, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6157, 0.9804
RGB percentages53.7%, 61.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(229.4, 91.9%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 45.2%, 98%)
CMYK45.2%, 37.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,018,874
CSS custom property--colour: #899DFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#766205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA7FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#719EF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#60B0C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Royal blue · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.1Slate blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE689
Analogous#89D6FA, #AD89FA
Triadic#FA899D, #9DFA89
Split complementary#FAAD89, #D6FA89
Tetradic#FA89D6, #FAE689, #89FAAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEEFE
Lighter +10%#BAC6FC
Darker −10%#5874F8
Darker −20%#274CF6
Darker −30%#0A30E0
Darker −40%#0725B0
More saturated +25%#849AFF
Less saturated −25%#98A7EB

Channel breakdown

R137
G157
B250
Red137 (53.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue229.38°
Saturation (HSL)91.87%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9D · B FA

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