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#899DFD

#899dfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#899dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.85% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 229.66°, with 96.67% saturation and 76.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.77.

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Relative luminance0.3652

Complementary

  1. #899dfd
  2. #fde989

Split complementary

  1. #899dfd
  2. #fdaf89
  3. #d7fd89

Analogous

  1. #89d7fd
  2. #899dfd
  3. #af89fd

Triadic

  1. #899dfd
  2. #fd899d
  3. #9dfd89

Tetradic

  1. #899dfd
  2. #e989fd
  3. #fde989
  4. #9dfd89

Square

  1. #899dfd
  2. #fd89d7
  3. #fde989
  4. #89fdaf

Monochromatic

  1. #042be9
  2. #3e5ffc
  3. #899dfd
  4. #d4dbfe
  5. #ebeeff

Shades

#899dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #899dfd
  2. #7b8de4
  3. #6e7eca
  4. #606eb1
  5. #525e98
  6. #454f7f
  7. #373f65
  8. #292f4c
  9. #1b1f33
  10. #0e1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#899dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #899dfd
  2. #95a7fd
  3. #a1b1fd
  4. #acbafe
  5. #b8c4fe
  6. #c4cefe
  7. #d0d8fe
  8. #dce2fe
  9. #e7ebff
  10. #f3f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#899dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #899dfd
  2. #889af1
  3. #8797e4
  4. #8694d8
  5. #8591cb
  6. #858fbf
  7. #848cb2
  8. #8389a6
  9. #828699
  10. #81838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99a1cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #79a8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f9efb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5eb1c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80a4ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a9efc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72a9dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-899dfd {
  color: #899dfd;
}
Background
.bg-899dfd {
  background-color: #899dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-899dfd {
  border: 2px solid #899dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #899dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 97% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-899dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #899dfd, #af89fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-899dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.77 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.51 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.11 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.71 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 12.25 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.46 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.46 #766202 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#899dfd  rgb(137, 157, 253)  hsl(230, 97%, 76%)  Cornflower Blue
#fde989  rgb(253, 233, 137)  hsl(50, 97%, 76%)  Jasmine
#fd899d  rgb(253, 137, 157)  hsl(350, 97%, 76%)  Salmon Pink
#9dfd89  rgb(157, 253, 137)  hsl(110, 97%, 76%)  Mint Green