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#89A3BE Color

#89A3BE is rgb(137, 163, 190) in RGB, hsl(211, 29%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 14%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#89A3BE
HEX#89A3BE
RGBrgb(137, 163, 190)
HSLhsl(211, 29%, 64%)
HSVhsv(211, 28%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 14%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.049 249.5)
LABlab(65.70% -4.64 -17.12)
LCHlch(65.70% 17.74 254.85)

What #89A3BE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #89A3BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 6.81Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 7.47Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 8.12Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.36Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 8.68Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 8.96

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#89A3BE Channel Values

How #89A3BE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 137 · G 163 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 29% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 28% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.61:1 vs white · 8.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #89A3BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #89A3BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #89A3BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #89A3BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#89A3BE
Complementary
#BEA489
Analogous
#89BDBE
Analogous
#8989BE
Triadic
#BE89A2
Triadic
#A2BE89
Split comp.
#BE8989
Split comp.
#BDBE89

Tints & Shades of #89A3BE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#99AFC7
#A9BCD0
#BAC9D9
#C7D3E0
#D8E0E9
#E8EDF2

Shades

#6B8BAE
#55779B
#45607D
#364C63
#263545
#18212B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #89A3BE.

How #89A3BE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#89A3BE
Protanopia#9F9FBE
Protanomaly#97A1BE
Deuteranopia#9B9BBF
Deuteranomaly#949EBE
Tritanopia#84A7A7
Tritanomaly#86A5B1
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #89A3BE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-89a3be: #89A3BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #89A3BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-89a3be': '#89A3BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.639, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_89a3be">#89A3BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#89A3BE"

More Blue Colors

#89A3BE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#89A3BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #89A3BE?

#89A3BE is a light blue — rgb(137, 163, 190) in RGB and hsl(211, 29%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.81.

What is the RGB value of #89A3BE?

#89A3BE is rgb(137, 163, 190) — red 137, green 163, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #89A3BE?

#89A3BE converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 14%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #89A3BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #89A3BE scores 2.61:1 against white and 8.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #89A3BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #89A3BE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 11.58, which is visibly different.

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