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Recognised as Colour

#89ADFA

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

#89ADFA is a blue with RGB values 137, 173, 250 and HSL 221°, 92%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#89ADFA#89ADFA
HEX#89ADFA
RGBrgb(137, 173, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6784, 0.9804
RGB percentages53.7%, 67.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(220.9, 91.9%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 45.2%, 98%)
CMYK45.2%, 30.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,022,970
CSS custom property--colour: #89ADFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#765205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91B3FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A9F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5EBDC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Steel blue · ΔE 24Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD689
Analogous#89E6FA, #9D89FA
Triadic#FA89AD, #ADFA89
Split complementary#FA9D89, #E6FA89
Tetradic#FA89E6, #FAD689, #89FA9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF1FE
Lighter +10%#BACFFC
Darker −10%#588BF8
Darker −20%#2769F6
Darker −30%#0A4EE0
Darker −40%#073DB0
More saturated +25%#84ABFF
Less saturated −25%#98B3EB

Channel breakdown

R137
G173
B250
Red137 (53.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue220.88°
Saturation (HSL)91.87%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G AD · B FA

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