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Recognised as Colour

#89BADA

  • #89BADA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#89BADA is a blue with RGB values 137, 186, 218 and HSL 204°, 52%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#89BADA#89BADA
HEX#89BADA
RGBrgb(137, 186, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.7294, 0.8549
RGB percentages53.7%, 72.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(203.7, 52.3%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.7, 37.2%, 85.5%)
CMYK37.2%, 14.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,026,266
CSS custom property--colour: #89BADA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#764525

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB9DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1B0D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6CC2C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.9Light skyblue · ΔE 10.1Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 14.6Powder blue · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAA989
Analogous#89DAD2, #8992DA
Triadic#DA89BA, #BADA89
Split complementary#DA8992, #DAD289
Tetradic#D289DA, #DAA989, #92DA89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#D7E7F2
Lighter +10%#B0D1E6
Darker −10%#62A3CE
Darker −20%#3C8CC1
Darker −30%#30709A
Darker −40%#245473
More saturated +25%#76BEED
Less saturated −25%#9CB6C7

Channel breakdown

R137
G186
B218
Red137 (53.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue203.7°
Saturation (HSL)52.26%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G BA · B DA

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