#899CCD#899CCD

#899CCD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.076 H 268.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#899CCD
RGB	rgb(137, 156, 205)
HSL	hsl(223, 40%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(223, 33%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 23.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.57, 4.94, -27.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.57, 27.72, 280.27°)
OKLab	oklab(69.62% -0.0026 -0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(69.62% 0.076 268)
XYZ	xyz(33.2212, 33.5018, 62.4619)
Luminance	0.3350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#899CCD #CDBA89

analogous

#89BECD #899CCD #9889CD

triadic

#899CCD #CD899C #9CCD89

tetradic

#899CCD #CD89BE #CDBA89 #89CD98

square

#899CCD #CD89BE #CDBA89 #89CD98

split-complementary

#899CCD #CD9889 #BECD89

monochromatic

#415A9A #5E78BB #899CCD #B4C0DF #DFE4F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.73

#899CCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.70

#899CCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #899CCD

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##899CCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##899CCD	1.00	2.73	7.70	7.70
#FFFFFF	2.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8CA0CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#869ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75A6AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #899ccd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 156, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.076 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#adb9dc',
    500: '#899ccd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #899ccd;
$custom-light: #adb9dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#899ccd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.235,
    "s": 40.476,
    "l": 67.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69618,
    "c": 0.07552,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.33503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#899CCD

secondary

#E4DECE

accent

#8F32B4

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F4F6FB

border

#CED0D4

text

#101115

muted

#7F8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #899CCD

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

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