What color is #89A8EB?

#89A8EB is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A8EB?

The RGB value is 137, 168, 235: 137 red, 168 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A8EB?

The complementary color is #EBCC89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A8EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A8EB color

#89A8EB rgb(137, 168, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #89A8EB is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 65.9% green and 92.2% blue (137, 168, 235).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 71% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#89A8EB color codes

HEX	`#89A8EB`
RGB	`rgb(137, 168, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 65.9%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 71%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 42%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 29%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.98, 6.22, -36.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.98, 37.5, 279.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.31, 39.32, 84.099)`
Decimal	`9021675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A8EB, 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 #89A8EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A8EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #89A8EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a8eb; }
.text { color: #89a8eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a8eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 168 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a8eb, #9b89eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #89A8EB?: #89A8EB is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A8EB?: The RGB value is 137, 168, 235: 137 red, 168 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A8EB?: The complementary color is #EBCC89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A8EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.