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Colour

#89A2DC

  • #89A2DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#89A2DC is a blue with RGB values 137, 162, 220 and HSL 222°, 54%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#89A2DC#89A2DC
HEX#89A2DC
RGBrgb(137, 162, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6353, 0.8627
RGB percentages53.7%, 63.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(221.9, 54.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 37.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK37.7%, 26.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,020,124
CSS custom property--colour: #89A2DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#765D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA6DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#869FDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6FAEB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC389
Analogous#89CCDC, #9989DC
Triadic#DC89A2, #A2DC89
Split complementary#DC9A89, #CBDC89
Tetradic#DC89CC, #DCC389, #89DC9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8E0F3
Lighter +10%#B0C1E8
Darker −10%#6283D0
Darker −20%#3A64C5
Darker −30%#2F509D
Darker −40%#233C76
More saturated +25%#769AEF
Less saturated −25%#9CAAC9

Channel breakdown

R137
G162
B220
Red137 (53.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue221.93°
Saturation (HSL)54.25%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G A2 · B DC

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