#89B5CD#89B5CD
#89B5CD is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.058 H 232.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #89B5CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 181, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 40%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 33%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.2%, 11.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.40, -8.85, -16.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.40, 19.03, 242.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.99% -0.0356 -0.0462) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.99% 0.058 232.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8563, 42.7720, 64.0069) |
| Luminance | 0.4277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.22
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.00
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.05
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.18
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.31
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#89B5CD #CDA189
analogous
#89CDC3 #89B5CD #8993CD
triadic
#89B5CD #CD89B5 #B5CD89
tetradic
#89B5CD #C389CD #CDA189 #93CD89
square
#89B5CD #C389CD #CDA189 #93CD89
split-complementary
#89B5CD #CD8993 #CDC389
monochromatic
#417B9A #5E9ABB #89B5CD #B4D0DF #DFEBF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#89B5CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#89B5CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #89B5CD
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##89B5CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##89B5CD | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAB3CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ABCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#72BCBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #89b5cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 181, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.058 232.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adcbdc',
500: '#89b5cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #89b5cd; $custom-light: #adcbdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#89b5cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 181,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.176,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74989,
"c": 0.05833,
"h": 232.4
},
"luminance": 0.42774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#89B5CD
secondary
#E4D6CE
accent
#6032B4
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FB
border
#CED1D4
text
#101315
muted
#7F8283