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Recognised as Colour

#899FCE

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

#899FCE is a blue with RGB values 137, 159, 206 and HSL 221°, 41%, 67%. 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

#899FCE#899FCE
HEX#899FCE
RGBrgb(137, 159, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6235, 0.8078
RGB percentages53.7%, 62.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(220.9, 41.3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 33.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK33.5%, 22.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,019,342
CSS custom property--colour: #899FCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#766031

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA2D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#899CCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#75A9AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Sky blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEB889
Analogous#89C2CE, #9589CE
Triadic#CE899F, #9FCE89
Split complementary#CE9689, #C2CE89
Tetradic#CE89C2, #CEB889, #89CE96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F7FB
Lighter +20%#D1DAEC
Lighter +10%#ADBCDD
Darker −10%#6582BF
Darker −20%#4766AA
Darker −30%#385186
Darker −40%#293B62
More saturated +25%#7497E3
Less saturated −25%#9EA7B9

Channel breakdown

R137
G159
B206
Red137 (53.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue220.87°
Saturation (HSL)41.32%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9F · B CE

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