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Recognised as Colour

#89A4E2

  • #89A4E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#89A4E2 is a blue with RGB values 137, 164, 226 and HSL 222°, 61%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#89A4E2#89A4E2
HEX#89A4E2
RGBrgb(137, 164, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6431, 0.8863
RGB percentages53.7%, 64.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(221.8, 60.5%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 39.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK39.4%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,020,642
CSS custom property--colour: #89A4E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#765B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA9E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A1E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6CB1BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.3Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.6Sky blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2C789
Analogous#89D0E2, #9B89E2
Triadic#E289A4, #A4E289
Split complementary#E29B89, #D0E289
Tetradic#E289D0, #E2C789, #89E29B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE3F6
Lighter +10%#B2C4EC
Darker −10%#6084D8
Darker −20%#3765CE
Darker −30%#2950A9
Darker −40%#1F3D80
More saturated +25%#779DF4
Less saturated −25%#9BABD0

Channel breakdown

R137
G164
B226
Red137 (53.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue221.8°
Saturation (HSL)60.54%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G A4 · B E2

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