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Colour

#89BFFF

  • #89BFFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#89BFFF is a blue with RGB values 137, 191, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#89BFFF#89BFFF
HEX#89BFFF
RGBrgb(137, 191, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.749, 1
RGB percentages53.7%, 74.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.5, 100%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.5, 46.3%, 100%)
CMYK46.3%, 25.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,027,583
CSS custom property--colour: #89BFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#764000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6C2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B6FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#57CDD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.9Sky blue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC989
Analogous#89FAFF, #8E89FF
Triadic#FF89BF, #BFFF89
Split complementary#FF8E89, #FAFF89
Tetradic#FF89FA, #FFC989, #89FF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF6FF
Lighter +10%#BCDBFF
Darker −10%#56A3FF
Darker −20%#2388FF
Darker −30%#006DEF
Darker −40%#0056BC
More saturated +25%#89BFFF
Less saturated −25%#98C0F0

Channel breakdown

R137
G191
B255
Red137 (53.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G BF · B FF

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