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Recognised as Colour

#899ECC

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

#899ECC is a blue with RGB values 137, 158, 204 and HSL 221°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#899ECC#899ECC
HEX#899ECC
RGBrgb(137, 158, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6196, 0.8
RGB percentages53.7%, 62%, 80%
HSLhsl(221.2, 39.6%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 32.8%, 80%)
CMYK32.8%, 22.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,019,084
CSS custom property--colour: #899ECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#766133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA1CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#899BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#76A7AEno 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 text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.5Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7Sky blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB789
Analogous#89C0CC, #9689CC
Triadic#CC899E, #9ECC89
Split complementary#CC9589, #C0CC89
Tetradic#CC89C0, #CCB789, #89CC95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F6FA
Lighter +20%#D0D9EB
Lighter +10%#ADBBDB
Darker −10%#6581BD
Darker −20%#4866A7
Darker −30%#395083
Darker −40%#293A60
More saturated +25%#7496E1
Less saturated −25%#9EA6B7

Channel breakdown

R137
G158
B204
Red137 (53.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue221.19°
Saturation (HSL)39.64%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9E · B CC

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