#899CE9#899CE9
#899CE9 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.115 H 272.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #899CE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 156, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 69%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 41%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.2%, 33%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, 12.49, -40.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 42.82, 286.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.91% 0.0052 -0.1148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.91% 0.115 272.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9085, 34.9767, 81.8814) |
| Luminance | 0.3498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.99
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.89
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.81
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.92
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.60
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 9.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#899CE9 #E9D689
analogous
#89CCE9 #899CE9 #A689E9
triadic
#899CE9 #E9899C #9CE989
tetradic
#899CE9 #E989CC #E9D689 #89E9A6
square
#899CE9 #E989CC #E9D689 #89E9A6
split-complementary
#899CE9 #E9A689 #CCE989
monochromatic
#2749D1 #5571DF #899CE9 #BDC7F3 #E5E9FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#899CE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#899CE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #899CE9
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##899CE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##899CE9 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81A4EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#799CE7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6AACB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #899ce9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 156, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.115 272.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afb9f0',
500: '#899ce9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #899ce9; $custom-light: #afb9f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#899ce9",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 156,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.125,
"s": 68.571,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70907,
"c": 0.11491,
"h": 272.6
},
"luminance": 0.34978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#899CE9
secondary
#F2EDD9
accent
#AB15D1
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111116
muted
#808084