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Recognised as Colour

#89D0EE

  • #89D0EE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#89D0EE is a cyan with RGB values 137, 208, 238 and HSL 198°, 75%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#89D0EE#89D0EE
HEX#89D0EE
RGBrgb(137, 208, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.8157, 0.9333
RGB percentages53.7%, 81.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(197.8, 74.8%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.8, 42.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK42.4%, 12.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,031,918
CSS custom property--colour: #89D0EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#762F11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CDF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1C1EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5ED9D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 0.9Light skyblue · ΔE 7.7Light blue · ΔE 11.6Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9Powder blue · ΔE 15.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 0.91, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEA789
Analogous#89EEDA, #899DEE
Triadic#EE89D0, #D0EE89
Split complementary#EE899E, #EEDA89
Tetradic#DA89EE, #EEA789, #9DEE89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2F4FB
Lighter +10%#B6E2F4
Darker −10%#5CBEE8
Darker −20%#30ACE1
Darker −30%#1C91C2
Darker −40%#166F95
More saturated +25%#78D7FF
Less saturated −25%#9AC9DD

Channel breakdown

R137
G208
B238
Red137 (53.7%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue197.82°
Saturation (HSL)74.81%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G D0 · B EE

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