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#899BEE closest to Cold Lips

#899BEE is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Cold Lips. In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 60.8% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(137, 155, 238)). Its HSL value is 229° hue, 75% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #899BEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.99:1.

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Variations of #899BEE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#899BEE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#899BEE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #899BEE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #759CEC
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7EA4F1
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #80A1F0
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #759CEC
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7D9CED
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #67ACB9
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7FA2D8
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9A9EB7

#899BEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.63:1 Very poor#899BEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.99:1 Very good#899BEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#899BEE in CSS

/* Cold Lips */
.color { color: #899BEE; }
.background { background-color: #899BEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #899BEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(137 155 238);
color: hsl(229 75% 74%);
color: oklch(0.710 0.123 273.6);

#899BEE FAQ

What color is #899BEE?

#899BEE is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #899BEE?

#899BEE is rgb(137, 155, 238) in RGB, hsl(229, 75%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 35%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #899BEE?

The complementary color of #899BEE is #EEDC89, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #899BEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #899BEE: 7.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #899BEE a warm or cool color?

#899BEE is a cool color.