Information about #899FAD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #899FAD belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(137, 159, 173) (53.7% red, 62.4% green, 67.8% blue), or CMYK 14 / 5 / 0 / 32 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#899FAD presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bluey Grey (#89A0B0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ashley Blue (#8699AB) and Bali Hai (#849CA9).

In RGB terms — rgb(137, 159, 173) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #899FAD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#899FAD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#899FAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#899FAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#899FAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#899FAD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#899FAD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#AD978A
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Nearest named colors to #899FAD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Grayish Cerulean color link
Grayish Cerulean

#7D9EA8

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

#899FAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#899FAD
  • RGB137, 159, 173
  • CMYK14, 5, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(137, 159, 173)
  • HSL203°, 18%, 61%
  • HSL Precise203.333°, 18%, 60.784%
  • HSV203°, 21%, 68%
  • HSB203°, 21%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.624, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.624, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.624, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID899FAD
  • DECIMAL ID9019309
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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