#89AEEE#89AEEE
#89AEEE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.102 H 261.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #89AEEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 174, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.4%, 26.9%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.71, 3.69, -35.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.71, 36.13, 275.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.84% -0.0157 -0.1003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.84% 0.102 261.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8803, 41.7612, 86.7790) |
| Luminance | 0.4176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.24
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.22
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.87
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.49
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.65
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#89AEEE #EEC989
analogous
#89E0EE #89AEEE #9689EE
triadic
#89AEEE #EE89AE #AEEE89
tetradic
#89AEEE #EE89E0 #EEC989 #89EE96
square
#89AEEE #EE89E0 #EEC989 #89EE96
split-complementary
#89AEEE #EE9689 #E0EE89
monochromatic
#2065DD #5489E6 #89AEEE #BED3F6 #E4EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#89AEEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.35
#89AEEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #89AEEE
9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##89AEEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##89AEEE | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.35 | 9.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97B2F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CA9ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#64BCC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #89aeee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 174, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.102 261.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afc6f3',
500: '#89aeee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #89aeee; $custom-light: #afc6f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#89aeee",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 174,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.02,
"s": 74.815,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74844,
"c": 0.1015,
"h": 261.1
},
"luminance": 0.41764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#89AEEE
secondary
#F3E9D8
accent
#8E0FD7
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185