What color is #899CCA?

#899CCA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899CCA?

The RGB value is 137, 156, 202: 137 red, 156 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899CCA?

The complementary color is #CAB789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899CCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899CCA color

#899CCA rgb(137, 156, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #899CCA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 61.2% green and 79.2% blue (137, 156, 202).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#899CCA color codes

HEX	`#899CCA`
RGB	`rgb(137, 156, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 61.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 38%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 32%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 23%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.45, 4.17, -25.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.45, 26.12, 279.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.863, 33.358, 60.573)`
Decimal	`9018570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899CCA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #899CCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899CCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #899CCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899cca; }
.text { color: #899cca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899cca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 156 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899cca, #9789ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #899CCA?: #899CCA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899CCA?: The RGB value is 137, 156, 202: 137 red, 156 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899CCA?: The complementary color is #CAB789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899CCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.