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Recognised as Colour

#89B0CD

  • #89B0CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#89B0CD is a blue with RGB values 137, 176, 205 and HSL 206°, 40%, 67%. 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 steelblue.

Colour values

#89B0CD#89B0CD
HEX#89B0CD
RGBrgb(137, 176, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6902, 0.8039
RGB percentages53.7%, 69%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(205.6, 40.5%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.6, 33.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK33.2%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,023,693
CSS custom property--colour: #89B0CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 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#AAAAAA
Inverted#764F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4AFCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA8CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#73B7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 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 steelblue · ΔE 10.4Sky blue · ΔE 12.9Light skyblue · ΔE 14.4Light blue · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDA689
Analogous#89CDC8, #898ECD
Triadic#CD89B0, #B0CD89
Split complementary#CD898E, #CDC889
Tetradic#C889CD, #CDA689, #8ECD89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F8FB
Lighter +20%#D1E0EB
Lighter +10%#ADC8DC
Darker −10%#6598BE
Darker −20%#477FA9
Darker −30%#386485
Darker −40%#294961
More saturated +25%#74B3E2
Less saturated −25%#9EADB8

Channel breakdown

R137
G176
B205
Red137 (53.7%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue205.59°
Saturation (HSL)40.48%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G B0 · B CD

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