#89CEEB#89CEEB

#89CEEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.080 H 226.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#89CEEB
RGB	rgb(137, 206, 235)
HSL	hsl(198, 71%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(198, 42%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.30, -14.34, -21.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.30, 25.53, 235.82°)
OKLab	oklab(81.58% -0.0555 -0.0582)
OKLCH	oklch(81.58% 0.08 226.4)
XYZ	xyz(47.3780, 55.4559, 86.7887)
Luminance	0.5546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#89CEEB #EBA689

analogous

#89EBD7 #89CEEB #899DEB

triadic

#89CEEB #EB89CE #CEEB89

tetradic

#89CEEB #D789EB #EBA689 #9DEB89

square

#89CEEB #D789EB #EBA689 #9DEB89

split-complementary

#89CEEB #EB899D #EBD789

monochromatic

#24A1D5 #55B8E2 #89CEEB #BDE4F4 #E5F4FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.74

#89CEEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.09

#89CEEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #89CEEB

12.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##89CEEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##89CEEB	1.00	1.74	12.09	12.09
#FFFFFF	1.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BECBED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B0C0EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#60D7D7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #89ceeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 206, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.080 226.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afddf1',
    500: '#89ceeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #89ceeb;
$custom-light: #afddf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#89ceeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 206,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.755,
    "s": 71.014,
    "l": 72.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81584,
    "c": 0.08044,
    "h": 226.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.55459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#89CEEB

secondary

#C57553

accent

#4B12D3

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111516

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #89CEEB

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

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