Colour

#89A0D9

#89A0D9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#89A0D9 is a blue with RGB values 137, 160, 217 and HSL 223°, 51%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#89A0D9

RGBrgb(137, 160, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6275, 0.851

RGB percentages53.7%, 62.7%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(222.8, 51.3%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 36.9%, 85.1%)

CMYK36.9%, 26.3%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,019,609

CSS custom property--colour: #89A0D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#765F26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8DA5DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#859DD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#70ACB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Slate grey · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D9C289

Analogous#89C8D9, #9A89D9

Triadic#D989A0, #A0D989

Split complementary#D99A89, #C8D989

Tetradic#D989C8, #D9C289, #89D99A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFE

Lighter +20%#D6DEF2

Lighter +10%#B0BFE5

Darker −10%#6281CD

Darker −20%#3D63BF

Darker −30%#314F98

Darker −40%#253B71

More saturated +25%#7698ED

Less saturated −25%#9DA8C6

Channel breakdown

R137

G160

B217

Red137 (53.7%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue222.75°

Saturation (HSL)51.28%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G A0 · B D9

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Colour values

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