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#899DF3

#899df3 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#899df3 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 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.62% cyan, 35.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 228.68°, with 81.54% saturation and 74.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.63.

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Relative luminance0.359

Complementary

  1. #899df3
  2. #f3df89

Split complementary

  1. #899df3
  2. #f3aa89
  3. #d2f389

Analogous

  1. #89d2f3
  2. #899df3
  3. #aa89f3

Triadic

  1. #899df3
  2. #f3899d
  3. #9df389

Tetradic

  1. #899df3
  2. #df89f3
  3. #f3df89
  4. #9df389

Square

  1. #899df3
  2. #f389d2
  3. #f3df89
  4. #89f3aa

Monochromatic

  1. #1538ce
  2. #4463ec
  3. #899df3
  4. #ced7fa
  5. #ecf0fd

Shades

#899df3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #899df3
  2. #7b8ddb
  3. #6e7ec2
  4. #606eaa
  5. #525e92
  6. #454f7a
  7. #373f61
  8. #292f49
  9. #1b1f31
  10. #0e1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#899df3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #899df3
  2. #95a7f4
  3. #a1b1f5
  4. #acbaf7
  5. #b8c4f8
  6. #c4cef9
  7. #d0d8fa
  8. #dce2fb
  9. #e7ebfd
  10. #f3f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#899df3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #899df3
  2. #889ae8
  3. #8797dc
  4. #8694d1
  5. #8591c5
  6. #858fba
  7. #848cae
  8. #8389a3
  9. #828697
  10. #81838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98a0c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ea6f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #759df1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #64afbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83a3f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d9df2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #75a8d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-899df3 {
  color: #899df3;
}
Background
.bg-899df3 {
  background-color: #899df3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-899df3 {
  border: 2px solid #899df3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #899df3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 157 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 82% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-899df3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #899df3, #aa89f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-899df3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 157 243 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.63 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.29 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.93 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.87 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.84 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 12.24 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 12.28 #76620c Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#899df3  rgb(137, 157, 243)  hsl(229, 82%, 75%)  Cornflower Blue
#f3df89  rgb(243, 223, 137)  hsl(49, 82%, 75%)  Buff
#f3899d  rgb(243, 137, 157)  hsl(349, 82%, 75%)  Salmon Pink
#9df389  rgb(157, 243, 137)  hsl(109, 82%, 75%)  Pale Green