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Recognised as Colour

#89C4E8

  • #89C4E8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#89C4E8 is a blue with RGB values 137, 196, 232 and HSL 203°, 67%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#89C4E8#89C4E8
HEX#89C4E8
RGBrgb(137, 196, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.7686, 0.9098
RGB percentages53.7%, 76.9%, 91%
HSLhsl(202.7, 67.4%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 40.9%, 91%)
CMYK40.9%, 15.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,028,840
CSS custom property--colour: #89C4E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#763B17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4C3EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B8E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#64CDD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 5.8Sky blue · ΔE 6.2Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Light blue · ΔE 14.4Powder blue · ΔE 19Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 5.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8AD89
Analogous#89E8DC, #8995E8
Triadic#E889C4, #C4E889
Split complementary#E88995, #E8DC89
Tetradic#DC89E8, #E8AD89, #95E889

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEEFF9
Lighter +10%#B4D9F0
Darker −10%#5EAFE0
Darker −20%#3499D7
Darker −30%#237EB5
Darker −40%#1B608A
More saturated +25%#77C8FA
Less saturated −25%#9BC0D6

Channel breakdown

R137
G196
B232
Red137 (53.7%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue202.74°
Saturation (HSL)67.38%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G C4 · B E8

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