#899CEB#899CEB

#899CEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.118 H 272.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#899CEB
RGB	rgb(137, 156, 235)
HSL	hsl(228, 71%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(228, 42%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 33.6%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.82, 13.05, -41.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.82, 43.90, 287.30°)
OKLab	oklab(71.01% 0.0057 -0.1176)
OKLCH	oklch(71.01% 0.118 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(37.1958, 35.0916, 83.3946)
Luminance	0.3509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#899CEB #EBD889

analogous

#89CDEB #899CEB #A789EB

triadic

#899CEB #EB899C #9CEB89

tetradic

#899CEB #EB89CD #EBD889 #89EBA7

square

#899CEB #EB89CD #EBD889 #89EBA7

split-complementary

#899CEB #EBA789 #CDEB89

monochromatic

#2447D5 #5570E2 #899CEB #BDC8F4 #E5E9FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.62

#899CEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.02

#899CEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #899CEB

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##899CEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##899CEB	1.00	2.62	8.02	8.02
#FFFFFF	2.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#81A4EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#789CE9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#69ACB9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #899ceb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 156, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.118 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afb9f2',
    500: '#899ceb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #899ceb;
$custom-light: #afb9f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#899ceb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.367,
    "s": 71.014,
    "l": 72.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71005,
    "c": 0.11771,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.35093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#899CEB

secondary

#F2EDD9

accent

#AE12D3

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111117

muted

#808085

Preview Lab

Preview with #899CEB

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

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