#89B2EF#89B2EF
#89B2EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.099 H 258.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #89B2EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 178, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 43%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.7%, 25.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.82, 1.74, -34.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.82, 34.80, 272.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.73% -0.0203 -0.0969) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.73% 0.099 258.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8119, 43.3887, 87.8163) |
| Luminance | 0.4339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.11
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.90
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.58
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.52
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.02
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#89B2EF #EFC689
analogous
#89E5EF #89B2EF #9389EF
triadic
#89B2EF #EF89B2 #B2EF89
tetradic
#89B2EF #EF89E5 #EFC689 #89EF93
square
#89B2EF #EF89E5 #EFC689 #89EF93
split-complementary
#89B2EF #EF9389 #E5EF89
monochromatic
#1E6CDF #538FE8 #89B2EF #BFD5F6 #E4EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#89B2EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#89B2EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #89B2EF
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##89B2EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##89B2EF | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BB5F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90ACEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#63BFC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #89b2ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 178, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.099 258.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afc8f4',
500: '#89b2ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #89b2ef; $custom-light: #afc8f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#89b2ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 178,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.882,
"s": 76.119,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75727,
"c": 0.09898,
"h": 258.1
},
"luminance": 0.43391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#89B2EF
secondary
#F3E8D8
accent
#870DD8
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285