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Recognised as Colour

#899FCF

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

#899FCF is a blue with RGB values 137, 159, 207 and HSL 221°, 42%, 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

#899FCF#899FCF
HEX#899FCF
RGBrgb(137, 159, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6235, 0.8118
RGB percentages53.7%, 62.4%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(221.1, 42.2%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 33.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK33.8%, 23.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,019,343
CSS custom property--colour: #899FCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#766030

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA2D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#889CCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#74A9AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 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 text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Light skyblue · ΔE 20.5Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFB989
Analogous#89C2CF, #9689CF
Triadic#CF899F, #9FCF89
Split complementary#CF9689, #C2CF89
Tetradic#CF89C2, #CFB989, #89CF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F7FB
Lighter +20%#D2DAEC
Lighter +10%#ADBCDE
Darker −10%#6582C0
Darker −20%#4666AC
Darker −30%#375188
Darker −40%#283B64
More saturated +25%#7497E4
Less saturated −25%#9EA7BA

Channel breakdown

R137
G159
B207
Red137 (53.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue221.14°
Saturation (HSL)42.17%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9F · B CF

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