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#899DFF closest to Cold Lips

#899DFF 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, 61.6% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(137, 157, 255)). Its HSL value is 230° hue, 100% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #899DFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.33:1.

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Variations of #899DFF

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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#899DFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

899DFFFFEB89
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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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#899DFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6D9EFD
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #78A8FF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7CA5FF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6D9EFD
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #789FFE
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5DB1C2
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7CA6E6
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A3A3A3
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9DA2C0

#899DFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.52:1 Very poor#899DFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.33:1 Very good#899DFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#899DFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(137 157 255);
color: hsl(230 100% 77%);
color: oklch(0.722 0.144 273.5);

#899DFF FAQ

What color is #899DFF?

#899DFF 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 #899DFF?

#899DFF is rgb(137, 157, 255) in RGB, hsl(230, 100%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 38%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #899DFF?

The complementary color of #899DFF is #FFEB89, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #899DFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #899DFF: 8.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #899DFF a warm or cool color?

#899DFF is a cool color.