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Recognised as Colour

#89A0E3

  • #89A0E3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#89A0E3 is a blue with RGB values 137, 160, 227 and HSL 225°, 62%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#89A0E3#89A0E3
HEX#89A0E3
RGBrgb(137, 160, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6275, 0.8902
RGB percentages53.7%, 62.7%, 89%
HSLhsl(224.7, 61.6%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 39.6%, 89%)
CMYK39.6%, 29.5%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,019,619
CSS custom property--colour: #89A0E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#765F1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A6E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#819EE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#6CAEB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3CC89
Analogous#89CDE3, #9F89E3
Triadic#E389A0, #A0E389
Split complementary#E39F89, #CDE389
Tetradic#E389CD, #E3CC89, #89E39F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE2F7
Lighter +10%#B2C1ED
Darker −10%#607FD9
Darker −20%#375ECF
Darker −30%#284AAB
Darker −40%#1F3881
More saturated +25%#7797F5
Less saturated −25%#9BA9D1

Channel breakdown

R137
G160
B227
Red137 (53.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue224.67°
Saturation (HSL)61.64%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G A0 · B E3

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