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Colour

#89ADE4

  • #89ADE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#89ADE4 is a blue with RGB values 137, 173, 228 and HSL 216°, 63%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#89ADE4#89ADE4
HEX#89ADE4
RGBrgb(137, 173, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6784, 0.8941
RGB percentages53.7%, 67.8%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(216.3, 62.8%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 39.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK39.9%, 24.1%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,022,948
CSS custom property--colour: #89ADE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#76521B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B0E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA7E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6AB9C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Sky blue · ΔE 21.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4C089
Analogous#89DAE4, #9389E4
Triadic#E489AD, #ADE489
Split complementary#E49389, #DAE489
Tetradic#E489DA, #E4C089, #89E493

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE7F7
Lighter +10%#B3CAED
Darker −10%#5F90DB
Darker −20%#3673D1
Darker −30%#275CAD
Darker −40%#1E4683
More saturated +25%#77A9F6
Less saturated −25%#9BB1D2

Channel breakdown

R137
G173
B228
Red137 (53.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue216.26°
Saturation (HSL)62.76%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G AD · B E4

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