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Recognised as Colour

#89CBEB

  • #89CBEB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#89CBEB is a cyan with RGB values 137, 203, 235 and HSL 200°, 71%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#89CBEB#89CBEB
HEX#89CBEB
RGBrgb(137, 203, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.7961, 0.9216
RGB percentages53.7%, 79.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(199.6, 71%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.6, 41.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK41.7%, 13.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,030,635
CSS custom property--colour: #89CBEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.81:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#763414

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC8EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADBDEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#61D4D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 2.4Light skyblue · ΔE 6.5Light blue · ΔE 12.3Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Powder blue · ΔE 16.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 2.44, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBA989
Analogous#89EBDA, #899AEB
Triadic#EB89CB, #CBEB89
Split complementary#EB899A, #EBDA89
Tetradic#DA89EB, #EBA989, #9AEB89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0F1FA
Lighter +10%#B5DEF2
Darker −10%#5DB8E4
Darker −20%#32A5DC
Darker −30%#2088BB
Darker −40%#186990
More saturated +25%#78D1FC
Less saturated −25%#9AC5DA

Channel breakdown

R137
G203
B235
Red137 (53.7%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue199.59°
Saturation (HSL)71.01%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G CB · B EB

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