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Colour

#89AFEB

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

#89AFEB is a blue with RGB values 137, 175, 235 and HSL 217°, 71%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#89AFEB#89AFEB
HEX#89AFEB
RGBrgb(137, 175, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6863, 0.9216
RGB percentages53.7%, 68.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(216.7, 71%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 41.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK41.7%, 25.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,023,467
CSS custom property--colour: #89AFEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#765014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B3EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA9EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#66BCC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.8Sky blue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBC589
Analogous#89E0EB, #9489EB
Triadic#EB89AF, #AFEB89
Split complementary#EB9489, #E0EB89
Tetradic#EB89E0, #EBC589, #89EB94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EAFA
Lighter +10%#B5CDF2
Darker −10%#5D91E4
Darker −20%#3274DC
Darker −30%#205CBB
Darker −40%#184790
More saturated +25%#78ABFC
Less saturated −25%#9AB3DA

Channel breakdown

R137
G175
B235
Red137 (53.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue216.73°
Saturation (HSL)71.01%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G AF · B EB

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