#89BDEC#89BDEC
#89BDEC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.087 H 246.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #89BDEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 189, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 72%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.9%, 19.9%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, -5.09, -28.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 29.17, 259.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.94% -0.0347 -0.0796) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.94% 0.087 246.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.6494, 47.7670, 86.2605) |
| Luminance | 0.4777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.17
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.93
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 4.36
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.95
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.99
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#89BDEC #ECB889
analogous
#89ECEA #89BDEC #898BEC
triadic
#89BDEC #EC89BD #BDEC89
tetradic
#89BDEC #EA89EC #ECB889 #8BEC89
square
#89BDEC #EA89EC #ECB889 #8BEC89
split-complementary
#89BDEC #EC898B #ECEA89
monochromatic
#2382D8 #54A0E4 #89BDEC #BEDAF4 #E5F0FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#89BDEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#89BDEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #89BDEC
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##89BDEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##89BDEC | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AABEEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DB3EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#63C8CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #89bdec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 189, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.087 246.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afd0f2',
500: '#89bdec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #89bdec; $custom-light: #afd0f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#89bdec",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 189,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.485,
"s": 72.263,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77935,
"c": 0.08687,
"h": 246.5
},
"luminance": 0.4777
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#89BDEC
secondary
#F2E5D9
accent
#6E11D4
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111417
muted
#808285