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Recognised as Colour

#89C0CC

  • #89C0CC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#89C0CC is a cyan with RGB values 137, 192, 204 and HSL 191°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#89C0CC#89C0CC
HEX#89C0CC
RGBrgb(137, 192, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.7529, 0.8
RGB percentages53.7%, 75.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(190.7, 39.6%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.7, 32.8%, 80%)
CMYK32.8%, 5.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,027,788
CSS custom property--colour: #89C0CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#763F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6BCCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB3CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#71C5C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 10.2Sky blue · ΔE 10.7Powder blue · ΔE 12.3Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9589
Analogous#89CCB7, #899FCC
Triadic#CC89C0, #C0CC89
Split complementary#CC899F, #CCB789
Tetradic#B789CC, #CC9589, #9FCC89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F9FA
Lighter +20%#D0E6EB
Lighter +10%#ADD3DB
Darker −10%#65ADBD
Darker −20%#4896A7
Darker −30%#397683
Darker −40%#295660
More saturated +25%#74CEE1
Less saturated −25%#9EB2B7

Channel breakdown

R137
G192
B204
Red137 (53.7%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue190.75°
Saturation (HSL)39.64%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G C0 · B CC

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