#899AE5#899AE5
#899AE5 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.112 H 273.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #899AE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 154, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 64%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 40%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.2%, 32.8%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.03, 12.53, -39.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.03, 41.78, 287.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.31% 0.0068 -0.1116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.31% 0.112 273.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0107, 34.0850, 78.7952) |
| Luminance | 0.3409 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 3.18
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.28
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.58
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.10
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.50
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#899AE5 #E5D489
analogous
#89C8E5 #899AE5 #A689E5
triadic
#899AE5 #E5899A #9AE589
tetradic
#899AE5 #E589C8 #E5D489 #89E5A6
square
#899AE5 #E589C8 #E5D489 #89E5A6
split-complementary
#899AE5 #E5A689 #C8E589
monochromatic
#2C49C8 #576FDA #899AE5 #BBC5F0 #E6EAF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#899AE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.82
#899AE5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #899AE5
7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##899AE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##899AE5 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.82 | 7.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81A2E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#799AE3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CA9B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #899ae5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 154, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.112 273.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afb7ed',
500: '#899ae5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #899ae5; $custom-light: #afb7ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#899ae5",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 154,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.913,
"s": 63.889,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70307,
"c": 0.11179,
"h": 273.5
},
"luminance": 0.34087
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#899AE5
secondary
#F1ECD9
accent
#AB1ACC
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111116
muted
#808084