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Recognised as Colour

#89B1CE

  • #89B1CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#89B1CE is a blue with RGB values 137, 177, 206 and HSL 205°, 41%, 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

#89B1CE#89B1CE
HEX#89B1CE
RGBrgb(137, 177, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6941, 0.8078
RGB percentages53.7%, 69.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(205.2, 41.3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.2, 33.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK33.5%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,023,950
CSS custom property--colour: #89B1CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#764E31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B0CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA9CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#73B8BAno 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 text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Sky blue · ΔE 12.4Light skyblue · ΔE 14Light blue · ΔE 16.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEA689
Analogous#89CEC9, #898ECE
Triadic#CE89B1, #B1CE89
Split complementary#CE898E, #CEC989
Tetradic#C989CE, #CEA689, #8ECE89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F8FB
Lighter +20%#D1E1EC
Lighter +10%#ADC9DD
Darker −10%#6599BF
Darker −20%#4780AA
Darker −30%#386586
Darker −40%#294A62
More saturated +25%#74B4E3
Less saturated −25%#9EAEB9

Channel breakdown

R137
G177
B206
Red137 (53.7%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue205.22°
Saturation (HSL)41.32%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G B1 · B CE

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