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Recognised as Colour

#899EBB

  • #899EBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#899EBB is a blue with RGB values 137, 158, 187 and HSL 215°, 27%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#899EBB#899EBB
HEX#899EBB
RGBrgb(137, 158, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6196, 0.7333
RGB percentages53.7%, 62%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(214.8, 26.9%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 26.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK26.7%, 15.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,019,067
CSS custom property--colour: #899EBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#766144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949FBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9ABAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#7BA4A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 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 text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.7Slate grey · ΔE 13.6Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2Dark grey · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Gray · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA689
Analogous#89B7BB, #8D89BB
Triadic#BB899E, #9EBB89
Split complementary#BB8D89, #B7BB89
Tetradic#BB89B7, #BBA689, #89BB8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEEF3
Lighter +20%#CAD3E0
Lighter +10%#A9B9CE
Darker −10%#6983A8
Darker −20%#516A8D
Darker −30%#3F526C
Darker −40%#2C394C
More saturated +25%#729AD2
Less saturated −25%#A0A2A4

Channel breakdown

R137
G158
B187
Red137 (53.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue214.8°
Saturation (HSL)26.88%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9E · B BB

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