What color is #899DCD?

#899DCD 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 #899DCD?

The RGB value is 137, 157, 205: 137 red, 157 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899DCD?

The complementary color is #CDB989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899DCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899DCD color

#899DCD rgb(137, 157, 205)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 61.6% green and 80.4% blue (137, 157, 205).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 40% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#899DCD color codes

HEX	`#899DCD`
RGB	`rgb(137, 157, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 61.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 40%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 33%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 23%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.83, 4.38, -26.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.83, 27.22, 279.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.39, 33.839, 62.518)`
Decimal	`9018829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899DCD, 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 #899DCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899DCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #899DCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899dcd; }
.text { color: #899dcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899dcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 157 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899dcd, #9789cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #899DCD?: #899DCD 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 #899DCD?: The RGB value is 137, 157, 205: 137 red, 157 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899DCD?: The complementary color is #CDB989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899DCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.