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Recognised as Colour

#89B9FF

  • #89B9FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#89B9FF is a blue with RGB values 137, 185, 255 and HSL 216°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#89B9FF#89B9FF
HEX#89B9FF
RGBrgb(137, 185, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.7255, 1
RGB percentages53.7%, 72.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(215.6, 100%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 46.3%, 100%)
CMYK46.3%, 27.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,026,047
CSS custom property--colour: #89B9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#764600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#91B2FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#58C8D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Light skyblue · ΔE 18Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.9Sky blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCF89
Analogous#89F4FF, #9489FF
Triadic#FF89B9, #B9FF89
Split complementary#FF9489, #F4FF89
Tetradic#FF89F4, #FFCF89, #89FF94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF6FF
Lighter +10%#BCD7FF
Darker −10%#569BFF
Darker −20%#237CFF
Darker −30%#0061EF
Darker −40%#004CBC
More saturated +25%#89B9FF
Less saturated −25%#98BCF0

Channel breakdown

R137
G185
B255
Red137 (53.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue215.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G B9 · B FF

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