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Recognised as Colour

#899FD2

  • #899FD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#899FD2 is a blue with RGB values 137, 159, 210 and HSL 222°, 45%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#899FD2#899FD2
HEX#899FD2
RGBrgb(137, 159, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6235, 0.8235
RGB percentages53.7%, 62.4%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(221.9, 44.8%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 34.8%, 82.4%)
CMYK34.8%, 24.3%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,019,346
CSS custom property--colour: #899FD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#76602D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA3D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#879CD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#73A9B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Light steelblue · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2BC89
Analogous#89C4D2, #9789D2
Triadic#D2899F, #9FD289
Split complementary#D29789, #C4D289
Tetradic#D289C4, #D2BC89, #89D297

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F9FC
Lighter +20%#D3DBEE
Lighter +10%#AEBDE0
Darker −10%#6481C4
Darker −20%#4465B1
Darker −30%#36508C
Darker −40%#273B68
More saturated +25%#7597E6
Less saturated −25%#9DA7BE

Channel breakdown

R137
G159
B210
Red137 (53.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue221.92°
Saturation (HSL)44.79%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9F · B D2

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