#899DCD#899DCD

#899DCD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.074 H 266.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#899DCD
RGB	rgb(137, 157, 205)
HSL	hsl(222, 40%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(222, 33%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 23.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.83, 4.38, -26.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.83, 27.22, 279.25°)
OKLab	oklab(69.83% -0.004 -0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(69.83% 0.074 266.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.3897, 33.8388, 62.5180)
Luminance	0.3384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#899DCD #CDB989

analogous

#89BFCD #899DCD #9789CD

triadic

#899DCD #CD899D #9DCD89

tetradic

#899DCD #CD89BF #CDB989 #89CD97

square

#899DCD #CD89BF #CDB989 #89CD97

split-complementary

#899DCD #CD9789 #BFCD89

monochromatic

#415C9A #5E79BB #899DCD #B4C1DF #DFE4F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.70

#899DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.77

#899DCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #899DCD

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##899DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##899DCD	1.00	2.70	7.77	7.77
#FFFFFF	2.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8DA1CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#879BCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75A7AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #899dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 157, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.074 266.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#899dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.353,
    "s": 40.476,
    "l": 67.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69828,
    "c": 0.07441,
    "h": 266.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.3384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#899DCD

secondary

#E4DDCE

accent

#8D32B4

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F4F6FB

border

#CED0D4

text

#101115

muted

#7F8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #899DCD

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

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