#899CDB#899CDB

#899CDB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.095 H 270.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#899CDB
RGB	rgb(137, 156, 219)
HSL	hsl(226, 53%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(226, 37%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 28.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.13, 8.65, -34.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.13, 35.25, 284.21°)
OKLab	oklab(70.24% 0.0015 -0.0952)
OKLCH	oklch(70.24% 0.095 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(34.9874, 34.2082, 71.7635)
Luminance	0.3421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#899CDB #DBC889

analogous

#89C5DB #899CDB #9F89DB

triadic

#899CDB #DB899C #9CDB89

tetradic

#899CDB #DB89C5 #DBC889 #89DB9F

square

#899CDB #DB89C5 #DBC889 #89DB9F

split-complementary

#899CDB #DB9F89 #C5DB89

monochromatic

#3753B3 #5A75CD #899CDB #B8C3E9 #E7EBF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.68

#899CDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.84

#899CDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #899CDB

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##899CDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##899CDB	1.00	2.68	7.84	7.84
#FFFFFF	2.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#87A2DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#809BDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70A9B2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #899cdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 156, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.095 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aeb9e6',
    500: '#899cdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #899cdb;
$custom-light: #aeb9e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#899cdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.098,
    "s": 53.247,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70241,
    "c": 0.09523,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.3421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#899CDB

secondary

#EBE6D4

accent

#9D25C1

background

#FAFBFE

surface

#F5F6FC

border

#CFD0D5

text

#101116

muted

#7F8084

Preview Lab

Preview with #899CDB

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

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