#899CEC#899CEC

#899CEC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.119 H 272.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#899CEC
RGB	rgb(137, 156, 236)
HSL	hsl(228, 72%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(228, 42%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.9%, 33.9%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.86, 13.33, -42.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.86, 44.45, 287.46°)
OKLab	oklab(71.06% 0.006 -0.119)
OKLCH	oklch(71.06% 0.119 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(37.3407, 35.1496, 84.1576)
Luminance	0.3515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#899CEC #ECD989

analogous

#89CDEC #899CEC #A789EC

triadic

#899CEC #EC899C #9CEC89

tetradic

#899CEC #EC89CD #ECD989 #89ECA7

square

#899CEC #EC89CD #ECD989 #89ECA7

split-complementary

#899CEC #ECA789 #CDEC89

monochromatic

#2346D8 #5470E4 #899CEC #BEC8F4 #E5E9FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.62

#899CEC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.03

#899CEC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #899CEC

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##899CEC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##899CEC	1.00	2.62	8.03	8.03
#FFFFFF	2.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#80A4EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#789CEA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#68ACB9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #899cec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 156, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.119 272.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#899cec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.485,
    "s": 72.263,
    "l": 73.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71055,
    "c": 0.11911,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.35151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#899CEC

secondary

#F2EDD9

accent

#AF11D4

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111117

muted

#808085

Preview Lab

Preview with #899CEC

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

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