Baby Blue (#89CFF0)

The hex code for Baby Blue is #89CFF0. It is rgb(137, 207, 240) in RGB, hsl(199, 77%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 14%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK — a light teal. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#89CFF0

HEX#89CFF0

RGBrgb(137, 207, 240)

HSLhsl(199, 77%, 74%)

HSVhsv(199, 43%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 14%, 0%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(82% 0.084 229.3)

LABlab(79.37% -16.47 -23.65)

LCHlch(79.37% 28.82 235.15)

Colors Closest to Baby Blue

Baby Blue is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 2.21 Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 2.78 Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 3.94 Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 5.34 Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 5.81 Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 8.86

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

#89CFF0 Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 137 · G 207 · B 240	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 199° · S 77% · L 74%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 199° · S 43% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 43% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.71:1 vs white · 12.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Baby Blue 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.

TextWhite text1.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Baby Blue

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

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Baby Blue

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.

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Shades

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How Baby Blue 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#89CFF0

Protanopia#C5C5F0

Protanomaly#B0C9F0

Deuteranopia#BCBCF1

Deuteranomaly#AAC4F1

Tritanopia#81D4D4

Tritanomaly#84D2DF

Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

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Using #89CFF0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--baby-blue: #89CFF0;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #89CFF0;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'baby-blue': '#89CFF0' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.812, blue: 0.941)

Android XML<color name="baby_blue">#89CFF0</color>

SVG fillfill="#89CFF0"

More Teal Colors

Baby Blue sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8ae2ff 87cfd9 8affff 87ceeb 8cb9ba 85ffff 8cbed6 82c3d9 8dd9cc 81e4e4 8dece3 80daeb a8dcf0 c6f1ef e4f2f7 004b4d 00849d 00bdbd 08302c 134e4c 208fbc 30bfbf 477476 60d7d3

#89CFF0 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Baby Blue?

The hex code for Baby Blue is #89CFF0. That is rgb(137, 207, 240) in RGB, hsl(199, 77%, 74%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(43%, 14%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #89CFF0?

#89CFF0 is rgb(137, 207, 240) — red 137, green 207, and blue 240 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #89CFF0?

#89CFF0 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 14%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #89CFF0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #89CFF0 scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #89CFF0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #89CFF0 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 2.21, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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