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Recognised as Colour

#89AACE

  • #89AACE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#89AACE is a blue with RGB values 137, 170, 206 and HSL 211°, 41%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#89AACE#89AACE
HEX#89AACE
RGBrgb(137, 170, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6667, 0.8078
RGB percentages53.7%, 66.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(211.3, 41.3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.3, 33.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK33.5%, 17.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,022,158
CSS custom property--colour: #89AACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#765531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CABD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A4CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#73B2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2Light skyblue · ΔE 15.4Sky blue · ΔE 16.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEAD89
Analogous#89CDCE, #8B89CE
Triadic#CE89AA, #AACE89
Split complementary#CE8B89, #CCCE89
Tetradic#CE89CD, #CEAD89, #89CE8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F8FB
Lighter +20%#D1DEEC
Lighter +10%#ADC4DD
Darker −10%#6590BF
Darker −20%#4776AA
Darker −30%#385D86
Darker −40%#294462
More saturated +25%#74A9E3
Less saturated −25%#9EABB9

Channel breakdown

R137
G170
B206
Red137 (53.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue211.3°
Saturation (HSL)41.32%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G AA · B CE

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