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Colour

#899ED4

  • #899ED4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#899ED4 is a blue with RGB values 137, 158, 212 and HSL 223°, 47%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#899ED4#899ED4
HEX#899ED4
RGBrgb(137, 158, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6196, 0.8314
RGB percentages53.7%, 62%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(223.2, 46.6%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 35.4%, 83.1%)
CMYK35.4%, 25.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,019,092
CSS custom property--colour: #899ED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#76612B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CA2D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#859CD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#73A9B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4BF89
Analogous#89C3D4, #9A89D4
Triadic#D4899E, #9ED489
Split complementary#D49989, #C4D489
Tetradic#D489C3, #D4BF89, #89D499

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FAFD
Lighter +20%#D4DBEF
Lighter +10%#AEBDE2
Darker −10%#647FC6
Darker −20%#4262B5
Darker −30%#344E90
Darker −40%#273A6A
More saturated +25%#7595E8
Less saturated −25%#9DA7C0

Channel breakdown

R137
G158
B212
Red137 (53.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue223.2°
Saturation (HSL)46.58%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9E · B D4

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