#899BEB#899BEB

#899BEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.119 H 273.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#899BEB
RGB	rgb(137, 155, 235)
HSL	hsl(229, 71%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(229, 42%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 34%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.56, 13.63, -42.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.56, 44.47, 287.85°)
OKLab	oklab(70.8% 0.007 -0.1187)
OKLCH	oklch(70.8% 0.119 273.4)
XYZ	xyz(37.0287, 34.7574, 83.3389)
Luminance	0.3476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#899BEB #EBD989

analogous

#89CCEB #899BEB #A889EB

triadic

#899BEB #EB899B #9BEB89

tetradic

#899BEB #EB89CC #EBD989 #89EBA8

square

#899BEB #EB89CC #EBD989 #89EBA8

split-complementary

#899BEB #EBA889 #CCEB89

monochromatic

#2445D5 #556FE2 #899BEB #BDC7F4 #E5E9FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.64

#899BEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.95

#899BEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #899BEB

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##899BEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##899BEB	1.00	2.64	7.95	7.95
#FFFFFF	2.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7FA4EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#779BE9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#69ABB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #899beb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 155, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.119 273.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afb8f2',
    500: '#899beb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #899beb;
$custom-light: #afb8f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#899beb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.98,
    "s": 71.014,
    "l": 72.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70804,
    "c": 0.11895,
    "h": 273.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.34759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#899BEB

secondary

#F2EED9

accent

#B012D3

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111117

muted

#808085

Preview Lab

Preview with #899BEB

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

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