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Recognised as Colour

#899DFD

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

#899DFD is a blue with RGB values 137, 157, 253 and HSL 230°, 97%, 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

#899DFD#899DFD
HEX#899DFD
RGBrgb(137, 157, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6157, 0.9922
RGB percentages53.7%, 61.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(229.7, 96.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 45.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK45.8%, 37.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,018,877
CSS custom property--colour: #899DFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#766202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5EB1C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.4Steel blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDE989
Analogous#89D7FD, #AF89FD
Triadic#FD899D, #9DFD89
Split complementary#FDAF89, #D7FD89
Tetradic#FD89D7, #FDE989, #89FDAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF0FF
Lighter +10%#BBC7FE
Darker −10%#5773FC
Darker −20%#254AFB
Darker −30%#042BE9
Darker −40%#0322B7
More saturated +25%#879CFF
Less saturated −25%#98A7EE

Channel breakdown

R137
G157
B253
Red137 (53.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue229.66°
Saturation (HSL)96.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9D · B FD

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