#899BEE#899BEE
#899BEE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.123 H 273.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #899BEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 155, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.4%, 34.9%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, 14.47, -43.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 46.09, 288.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.95% 0.0077 -0.1229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.95% 0.123 273.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4658, 34.9322, 85.6408) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.32
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.62
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.39
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.80
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.40
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#899BEE #EEDC89
analogous
#89CDEE #899BEE #A989EE
triadic
#899BEE #EE899B #9BEE89
tetradic
#899BEE #EE89CD #EEDC89 #89EEA9
square
#899BEE #EE89CD #EEDC89 #89EEA9
split-complementary
#899BEE #EEA989 #CDEE89
monochromatic
#2041DD #546EE6 #899BEE #BEC8F6 #E4E8FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#899BEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#899BEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #899BEE
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##899BEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##899BEE | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7EA4F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#759CEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#67ACB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #899bee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 155, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.123 273.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afb8f4',
500: '#899bee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #899bee; $custom-light: #afb8f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#899bee",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 155,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.307,
"s": 74.815,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70954,
"c": 0.12315,
"h": 273.6
},
"luminance": 0.34934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#899BEE
secondary
#F3EED8
accent
#B30FD7
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085