#899BDB#899BDB

#899BDB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.096 H 271.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#899BDB
RGB	rgb(137, 155, 219)
HSL	hsl(227, 53%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(227, 37%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 29.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.86, 9.22, -34.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.86, 35.80, 284.93°)
OKLab	oklab(70.04% 0.0028 -0.0964)
OKLCH	oklch(70.04% 0.096 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(34.8203, 33.8740, 71.7077)
Luminance	0.3388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#899BDB #DBC989

analogous

#89C4DB #899BDB #A089DB

triadic

#899BDB #DB899B #9BDB89

tetradic

#899BDB #DB89C4 #DBC989 #89DBA0

square

#899BDB #DB89C4 #DBC989 #89DBA0

split-complementary

#899BDB #DBA089 #C4DB89

monochromatic

#3752B3 #5A73CD #899BDB #B8C3E9 #E7EAF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.70

#899BDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.78

#899BDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #899BDB

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##899BDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##899BDB	1.00	2.70	7.78	7.78
#FFFFFF	2.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#86A1DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F9AD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70A8B2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #899bdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 155, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.096 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aeb8e6',
    500: '#899bdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #899bdb;
$custom-light: #aeb8e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#899bdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.829,
    "s": 53.247,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70035,
    "c": 0.09644,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.33876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#899BDB

secondary

#EBE6D4

accent

#9E25C1

background

#FAFBFE

surface

#F5F6FC

border

#CFD0D5

text

#101116

muted

#7F8084

Preview Lab

Preview with #899BDB

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

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