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Recognised as Colour

#89B6CC

  • #89B6CC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#89B6CC is a cyan with RGB values 137, 182, 204 and HSL 200°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#89B6CC#89B6CC
HEX#89B6CC
RGBrgb(137, 182, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.7137, 0.8
RGB percentages53.7%, 71.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(199.7, 39.6%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.7, 32.8%, 80%)
CMYK32.8%, 10.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,025,228
CSS custom property--colour: #89B6CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 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#AEAEAE
Inverted#764933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB4CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1ACCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#73BCBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 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

Sky blue · ΔE 10.6Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8Light blue · ΔE 13Light skyblue · ΔE 15Cadetblue · ΔE 16.8Powder blue · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9F89
Analogous#89CCC1, #8994CC
Triadic#CC89B6, #B6CC89
Split complementary#CC8994, #CCC189
Tetradic#C189CC, #CC9F89, #94CC89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F8FA
Lighter +20%#D0E2EB
Lighter +10%#ADCCDB
Darker −10%#65A0BD
Darker −20%#4888A7
Darker −30%#396B83
Darker −40%#294E60
More saturated +25%#74BDE1
Less saturated −25%#9EAFB7

Channel breakdown

R137
G182
B204
Red137 (53.7%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue199.7°
Saturation (HSL)39.64%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G B6 · B CC

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