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Colour

#89AFFE

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

#89AFFE is a blue with RGB values 137, 175, 254 and HSL 221°, 98%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#89AFFE#89AFFE
HEX#89AFFE
RGBrgb(137, 175, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6863, 0.9961
RGB percentages53.7%, 68.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(220.5, 98.3%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 46.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK46.1%, 31.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,023,486
CSS custom property--colour: #89AFFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#765001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#85ABFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5BC0CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 25Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3Light steelblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FED889
Analogous#89E9FE, #9E89FE
Triadic#FE89AF, #AFFE89
Split complementary#FE9D89, #EAFE89
Tetradic#FE89E9, #FED889, #89FE9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF4FF
Lighter +10%#BCD1FE
Darker −10%#568DFE
Darker −20%#246AFD
Darker −30%#024EEC
Darker −40%#023DB9
More saturated +25%#88AFFF
Less saturated −25%#98B4EF

Channel breakdown

R137
G175
B254
Red137 (53.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue220.51°
Saturation (HSL)98.32%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G AF · B FE

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