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#899FF3

#899ff3 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#899ff3 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 62.35% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.62% cyan, 34.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 227.55°, 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.55.

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Relative luminance0.3659

Complementary

  1. #899ff3
  2. #f3dd89

Split complementary

  1. #899ff3
  2. #f3a889
  3. #d4f389

Analogous

  1. #89d4f3
  2. #899ff3
  3. #a889f3

Triadic

  1. #899ff3
  2. #f3899f
  3. #9ff389

Tetradic

  1. #899ff3
  2. #dd89f3
  3. #f3dd89
  4. #9ff389

Square

  1. #899ff3
  2. #f389d4
  3. #f3dd89
  4. #89f3a8

Monochromatic

  1. #153bce
  2. #4466ec
  3. #899ff3
  4. #ced7fa
  5. #ecf0fd

Shades

#899ff3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #899ff3
  2. #7b8fdb
  3. #6e7fc2
  4. #606faa
  5. #525f92
  6. #45507a
  7. #374061
  8. #293049
  9. #1b2031
  10. #0e1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#899ff3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #899ff3
  2. #95a9f4
  3. #a1b2f5
  4. #acbcf7
  5. #b8c5f8
  6. #c4cff9
  7. #d0d9fa
  8. #dce2fb
  9. #e7ecfd
  10. #f3f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#899ff3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #899ff3
  2. #889ce8
  3. #8799dc
  4. #8696d1
  5. #8593c5
  6. #8590ba
  7. #848cae
  8. #8389a3
  9. #828697
  10. #81838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99a1c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81a8f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #779ff1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #64b0be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84a4f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f9ff2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #75aad5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-899ff3 {
  color: #899ff3;
}
Background
.bg-899ff3 {
  background-color: #899ff3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-899ff3 {
  border: 2px solid #899ff3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #899ff3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 159 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 82% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-899ff3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #899ff3, #a889f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-899ff3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 159 243 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.55 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.23 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.59 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.67 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.97 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.02 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 12.07 #76600c Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#899ff3  rgb(137, 159, 243)  hsl(228, 82%, 75%)  Cornflower Blue
#f3dd89  rgb(243, 221, 137)  hsl(48, 82%, 75%)  Buff
#f3899f  rgb(243, 137, 159)  hsl(348, 82%, 75%)  Salmon Pink
#9ff389  rgb(159, 243, 137)  hsl(108, 82%, 75%)  Pale Green