What color is #89A4E0?

#89A4E0 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A4E0?

The RGB value is 137, 164, 224: 137 red, 164 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A4E0?

The complementary color is #E0C589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A4E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A4E0 color

#89A4E0 rgb(137, 164, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #89A4E0 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 64.3% green and 87.8% blue (137, 164, 224).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 58% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#89A4E0 color codes

HEX	`#89A4E0`
RGB	`rgb(137, 164, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 64.3%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 58%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 39%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.46, 5.46, -33.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.46, 33.75, 279.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.042, 37.249, 75.745)`
Decimal	`9020640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A4E0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #89A4E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A4E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #89A4E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a4e0; }
.text { color: #89a4e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a4e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 164 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a4e0, #9989e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #89A4E0?: #89A4E0 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A4E0?: The RGB value is 137, 164, 224: 137 red, 164 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A4E0?: The complementary color is #E0C589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A4E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.