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Colour

#89A8EC

  • #89A8EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#89A8EC is a blue with RGB values 137, 168, 236 and HSL 221°, 72%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#89A8EC#89A8EC
HEX#89A8EC
RGBrgb(137, 168, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6588, 0.9255
RGB percentages53.7%, 65.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(221.2, 72.3%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 41.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK41.9%, 28.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,021,676
CSS custom property--colour: #89A8EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#765713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90ADEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A4EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#66B6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.3Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.9Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECCD89
Analogous#89DAEC, #9C89EC
Triadic#EC89A8, #A8EC89
Split complementary#EC9C89, #D9EC89
Tetradic#EC89D9, #ECCD89, #89EC9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E9FA
Lighter +10%#B5C8F3
Darker −10%#5D88E5
Darker −20%#3167DE
Darker −30%#1F50BD
Darker −40%#173E92
More saturated +25%#78A2FD
Less saturated −25%#9AAEDB

Channel breakdown

R137
G168
B236
Red137 (53.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue221.21°
Saturation (HSL)72.26%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G A8 · B EC

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