#899AEE#899AEE
#899AEE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.124 H 274.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #899AEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 154, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.4%, 35.3%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.44, 15.05, -44.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.44, 46.66, 288.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.75% 0.0089 -0.1241) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.75% 0.124 274.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3000, 34.6008, 85.5856) |
| Luminance | 0.3460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.16
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.31
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.08
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.89
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.28
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#899AEE #EEDD89
analogous
#89CCEE #899AEE #AA89EE
triadic
#899AEE #EE899A #9AEE89
tetradic
#899AEE #EE89CC #EEDD89 #89EEAA
square
#899AEE #EE89CC #EEDD89 #89EEAA
split-complementary
#899AEE #EEAA89 #CCEE89
monochromatic
#2040DD #546CE6 #899AEE #BEC8F6 #E4E8FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#899AEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#899AEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #899AEE
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##899AEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##899AEE | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7CA3F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#749BEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#67ABB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #899aee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 154, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.124 274.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afb7f4',
500: '#899aee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #899aee; $custom-light: #afb7f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#899aee",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 154,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.901,
"s": 74.815,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70754,
"c": 0.12442,
"h": 274.1
},
"luminance": 0.34603
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#899AEE
secondary
#F3EED8
accent
#B50FD7
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085