What color is #899ED4?

#899ED4 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 #899ED4?

The RGB value is 137, 158, 212: 137 red, 158 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899ED4?

The complementary color is #D4BF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899ED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899ED4 color

#899ED4 rgb(137, 158, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #899ED4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 62% green and 83.1% blue (137, 158, 212).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 47% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#899ED4 color codes

HEX	`#899ED4`
RGB	`rgb(137, 158, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 62%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 47%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 35%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 25%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.38, 5.64, -29.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.38, 30.44, 280.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.424, 34.524, 67.125)`
Decimal	`9019092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899ED4, 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 #899ED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899ED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #899ED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899ed4; }
.text { color: #899ed4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899ed4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 158 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899ed4, #9a89d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #899ED4?: #899ED4 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 #899ED4?: The RGB value is 137, 158, 212: 137 red, 158 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899ED4?: The complementary color is #D4BF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899ED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.