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Recognised as Colour

#89A5E8

  • #89A5E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#89A5E8 is a blue with RGB values 137, 165, 232 and HSL 222°, 67%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#89A5E8#89A5E8
HEX#89A5E8
RGBrgb(137, 165, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6471, 0.9098
RGB percentages53.7%, 64.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(222.3, 67.4%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 40.9%, 91%)
CMYK40.9%, 28.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,020,904
CSS custom property--colour: #89A5E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#765A17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EAAEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A2E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#69B3BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Light skyblue · ΔE 22.9Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8CC89
Analogous#89D5E8, #9C89E8
Triadic#E889A5, #A5E889
Split complementary#E89C89, #D4E889
Tetradic#E889D5, #E8CC89, #89E89C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE6F9
Lighter +10%#B4C6F0
Darker −10%#5E84E0
Darker −20%#3464D7
Darker −30%#234EB5
Darker −40%#1B3C8A
More saturated +25%#779EFA
Less saturated −25%#9BACD6

Channel breakdown

R137
G165
B232
Red137 (53.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue222.32°
Saturation (HSL)67.38%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G A5 · B E8

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