#899DEB#899DEB
#899DEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.116 H 272.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #899DEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 157, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 71%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 42%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.7%, 33.2%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.08, 12.48, -41.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.08, 43.35, 286.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.21% 0.0045 -0.1164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.21% 0.116 272.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3643, 35.4286, 83.4508) |
| Luminance | 0.3543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.98
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.22
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.70
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.12
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.69
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 8.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#899DEB #EBD789
analogous
#89CEEB #899DEB #A689EB
triadic
#899DEB #EB899D #9DEB89
tetradic
#899DEB #EB89CE #EBD789 #89EBA6
square
#899DEB #EB89CE #EBD789 #89EBA6
split-complementary
#899DEB #EBA689 #CEEB89
monochromatic
#2448D5 #5572E2 #899DEB #BDC8F4 #E5E9FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#899DEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#899DEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #899DEB
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##899DEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##899DEB | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82A5EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#799DE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68ADB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #899deb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 157, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.116 272.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afb9f1',
500: '#899deb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #899deb; $custom-light: #afb9f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#899deb",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 157,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.755,
"s": 71.014,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71207,
"c": 0.11647,
"h": 272.2
},
"luminance": 0.3543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#899DEB
secondary
#F2EDD9
accent
#AC12D3
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085