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Recognised as Colour

#89AEE0

  • #89AEE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#89AEE0 is a blue with RGB values 137, 174, 224 and HSL 214°, 58%, 71%. 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

#89AEE0#89AEE0
HEX#89AEE0
RGBrgb(137, 174, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6824, 0.8784
RGB percentages53.7%, 68.2%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(214.5, 58.4%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 38.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK38.8%, 22.3%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,023,200
CSS custom property--colour: #89AEE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40972WCAG 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 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#76511F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB0E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A8DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6BB9BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 19Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0BB89
Analogous#89DAE0, #8F89E0
Triadic#E089AE, #AEE089
Split complementary#E09089, #DAE089
Tetradic#E089DA, #E0BB89, #89E090

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAE5F5
Lighter +10%#B1CAEB
Darker −10%#6192D5
Darker −20%#3877CB
Darker −30%#2B5FA5
Darker −40%#21487C
More saturated +25%#76ABF3
Less saturated −25%#9CB1CD

Channel breakdown

R137
G174
B224
Red137 (53.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue214.48°
Saturation (HSL)58.39%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G AE · B E0

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