#89AEEC#89AEEC
#89AEEC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.099 H 260.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #89AEEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 174, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 72%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.9%, 26.3%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.63, 3.14, -34.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.63, 35.12, 275.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.75% -0.0163 -0.0975) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.75% 0.099 260.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5881, 41.6443, 85.2401) |
| Luminance | 0.4165 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.31
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.28
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.82
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.54
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.66
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#89AEEC #ECC789
analogous
#89DFEC #89AEEC #9589EC
triadic
#89AEEC #EC89AE #AEEC89
tetradic
#89AEEC #EC89DF #ECC789 #89EC95
square
#89AEEC #EC89DF #ECC789 #89EC95
split-complementary
#89AEEC #EC9589 #DFEC89
monochromatic
#2366D8 #548AE4 #89AEEC #BED2F4 #E5EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#89AEEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.33
#89AEEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #89AEEC
9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##89AEEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##89AEEC | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.33 | 9.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98B2EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DA9EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#66BBC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #89aeec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 174, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.099 260.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afc6f2',
500: '#89aeec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #89aeec; $custom-light: #afc6f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#89aeec",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 174,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.576,
"s": 72.263,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74754,
"c": 0.09886,
"h": 260.5
},
"luminance": 0.41647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#89AEEC
secondary
#F2E9D9
accent
#8B11D4
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185