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Recognised as Colour

#899FDF

  • #899FDF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#899FDF is a blue with RGB values 137, 159, 223 and HSL 225°, 57%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#899FDF#899FDF
HEX#899FDF
RGBrgb(137, 159, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6235, 0.8745
RGB percentages53.7%, 62.4%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(224.7, 57.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 38.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK38.6%, 28.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,019,359
CSS custom property--colour: #899FDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#766020

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A5E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#829DDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6EACB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 24.1Light steelblue · ΔE 25Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFC989
Analogous#89CADF, #9E89DF
Triadic#DF899F, #9FDF89
Split complementary#DF9E89, #CADF89
Tetradic#DF89CA, #DFC989, #89DF9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E0F5
Lighter +10%#B1C0EA
Darker −10%#617ED4
Darker −20%#395EC9
Darker −30%#2C4BA3
Darker −40%#21387B
More saturated +25%#7696F2
Less saturated −25%#9CA8CC

Channel breakdown

R137
G159
B223
Red137 (53.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue224.65°
Saturation (HSL)57.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9F · B DF

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