#899BCD#899BCD

#899BCD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.077 H 269.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#899BCD
RGB	rgb(137, 155, 205)
HSL	hsl(224, 40%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(224, 33%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.30, 5.51, -27.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.30, 28.23, 281.25°)
OKLab	oklab(69.41% -0.0013 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(69.41% 0.077 269)
XYZ	xyz(33.0541, 33.1676, 62.4062)
Luminance	0.3317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#899BCD #CDBB89

analogous

#89BDCD #899BCD #9989CD

triadic

#899BCD #CD899B #9BCD89

tetradic

#899BCD #CD89BD #CDBB89 #89CD99

square

#899BCD #CD89BD #CDBB89 #89CD99

split-complementary

#899BCD #CD9989 #BDCD89

monochromatic

#41599A #5E77BB #899BCD #B4BFDF #DFE4F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.75

#899BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.63

#899BCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #899BCD

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##899BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##899BCD	1.00	2.75	7.63	7.63
#FFFFFF	2.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8599CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#76A5AC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9C9C9C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #899bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 155, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.077 269.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#adb8dc',
    500: '#899bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #899bcd;
$custom-light: #adb8dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#899bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.118,
    "s": 40.476,
    "l": 67.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69408,
    "c": 0.07666,
    "h": 269
  },
  "luminance": 0.33169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#899BCD

secondary

#E4DECE

accent

#9132B4

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F4F6FB

border

#CED0D4

text

#101115

muted

#7F8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #899BCD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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