#89A7B5

Accessibility

AAA

8.26:1

Vs white / black

2.54:1 · 8.26:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#89a7b5

RGB

rgb(137, 167, 181)

RGBA

rgba(137, 167, 181, 1)

HSL

hsl(199, 23%, 62%)

HSLA

hsla(199, 23%, 62%, 1)

HSV

hsv(199, 24%, 71%)

LAB

lab(66.74% -7.1 -10.61)

LCH

lch(66.74% 12.77 236.21)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7105 -0.0261 -0.0289)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7105 0.0389 227.91)

XYZ

xyz(32.47, 36.29, 49.00)

CMYK

cmyk(24%, 8%, 0%, 29%)

CSS

color: #89a7b5;

CSS variable

--color-89a7b5: #89a7b5;

SCSS

$color-89a7b5: #89a7b5;

JavaScript

const color = "#89a7b5";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#89a7b5";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#89a7b5" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#89a7b5", "rgb": { "r": 137, "g": 167, "b": 181 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7105 0.0389 227.91)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#89a7b5-1: #89a7b5;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-400

Very different · ΔE 7.25 · #94A3B8

Nearest CSS named color

LightSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 10.73 · #778899

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.95 · #90A4AE

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 15 · #0DCAF0

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e6f9ff 100d7ecf6 200c1d9e4 300a8c3cf 40089a7b5 5006e8b99 6005b7480 700485d67 80035474f 900243138 950111d22

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f5f8f9 ebf0f3 e2e9ed d8e2e6 cedae0 c4d3da baccd4 b0c4ce a7bdc8 9db6c1 93aebb 89a7b5 7e99a6 728b97 677d88 5b6f79 50616a 45545b 39464b 2e383c 222a2d 171c1e 0b0e0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f5f8f9 ebf0f3 e2e9ed d8e2e6 cedae0 c4d3da baccd4 b0c4ce a7bdc8 9db6c1 93aebb

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

7e99a6 728b97 677d88 5b6f79 50616a 45545b 39464b 2e383c 222a2d 171c1e 0b0e0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

88a4b1 88a1ac 879da8 869aa3 85979f 85949b 849096 838d92 828a8d 828789 818384

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#89A7B5Stop 1 #B49688Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#88B4ACStop 1 #89A7B5Stop 2 #8890B4Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#89A7B5Stop 1 #B488A6Stop 2 #A6B488Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#89A7B5Stop 1 #B48890Stop 2 #B4AC88Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#27373FStop 1 #45616EStop 2 #628A9DStop 3 #91ADBAStop 4 #C0D0D8Stop 5

Using this color

Where #89a7b5 works

#89A7B5 (#89a7b5) sits in the light blue family at about 199° hue, 23% saturation, and 62% lightness. Contrast is 2.54:1 on white and 8.26:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #89a7b5 as small body text on white — 2.54:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Openness, clarity, and communication. Soft and approachable for modern interfaces. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Blue Grey 300#90A4AE Spectrum #8DB2C8#8DB2C8 Spectrum #72AAC0#72AAC0 Spectrum #89B8CD#89B8CD Concrete#95A5A6 Tailwind slate 400#94A3B8 Chakra gray 400#A0AEC0 Material Blue Grey 400#78909C Spectrum #6EA9CF#6EA9CF Spectrum #8BB9DA#8BB9DA Spectrum #6DB3C5#6DB3C5 Spectrum #69B2D3#69B2D3