#89CDEB#89CDEB

#89CDEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.080 H 227.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#89CDEB
RGB	rgb(137, 205, 235)
HSL	hsl(198, 71%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(198, 42%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 12.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.03, -13.83, -21.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.03, 25.60, 237.30°)
OKLab	oklab(81.36% -0.0543 -0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(81.36% 0.08 227.6)
XYZ	xyz(47.1380, 54.9760, 86.7087)
Luminance	0.5498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#89CDEB #EBA789

analogous

#89EBD8 #89CDEB #899CEB

triadic

#89CDEB #EB89CD #CDEB89

tetradic

#89CDEB #D889EB #EBA789 #9CEB89

square

#89CDEB #D889EB #EBA789 #9CEB89

split-complementary

#89CDEB #EB899C #EBD889

monochromatic

#249FD5 #55B7E2 #89CDEB #BDE3F4 #E5F4FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.75

#89CDEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.00

#89CDEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #89CDEB

12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##89CDEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##89CDEB	1.00	1.75	12.00	12.00
#FFFFFF	1.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDCAED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFBFEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#61D6D6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #89cdeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 205, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.080 227.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afdcf1',
    500: '#89cdeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #89cdeb;
$custom-light: #afdcf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#89cdeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.367,
    "s": 71.014,
    "l": 72.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81365,
    "c": 0.08049,
    "h": 227.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.54979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#89CDEB

secondary

#C57653

accent

#4D12D3

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111516

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #89CDEB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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