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Recognised as Colour

#899FD5

  • #899FD5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#899FD5 is a blue with RGB values 137, 159, 213 and HSL 223°, 48%, 69%. 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

#899FD5#899FD5
HEX#899FD5
RGBrgb(137, 159, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6235, 0.8353
RGB percentages53.7%, 62.4%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(222.6, 47.5%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 35.7%, 83.5%)
CMYK35.7%, 25.4%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,019,349
CSS custom property--colour: #899FD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#76602A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA3D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#869CD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#72AAB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5BF89
Analogous#89C5D5, #9989D5
Triadic#D5899F, #9FD589
Split complementary#D59989, #C5D589
Tetradic#D589C5, #D5BF89, #89D599

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFD
Lighter +20%#D4DCF0
Lighter +10%#AFBEE2
Darker −10%#6380C8
Darker −20%#4163B7
Darker −30%#344F91
Darker −40%#263A6C
More saturated +25%#7597E9
Less saturated −25%#9DA7C1

Channel breakdown

R137
G159
B213
Red137 (53.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue222.63°
Saturation (HSL)47.5%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9F · B D5

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