CYAN

Baby Blue

#89CFF0

Conversions

HEX#89CFF0

RGBrgb(137, 207, 240)

HSLhsl(199, 77%, 74%)

HSVhsv(199, 43%, 94%)

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

Copy CSS

color: #89cff0;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(137, 207, 240);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(199, 77%, 74%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.71 : 1

On ink blackPass · 11.16 : 1

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About Baby Blue

Baby Blue is the hex color #89CFF0, which translates to rgb(137, 207, 240) in RGB and hsl(199, 77%, 74%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 199 degrees, with a saturation of 77 percent and a lightness of 74 percent. That combination gives Baby Blue a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Baby Blue compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB), a CIE76 distance of 2.3 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is sky-300 (#74D4FF), at a distance of 7.3. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Sky Blue at 2.3. Sorted by lightness, Baby Blue is number 15 of the 18 cyan colors here.

Text on Baby Blue

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Baby Blue, led by Ink black at 11.16:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Baby Blue already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Baby Blue. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	6.01:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Baby Blue

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Baby Blue for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Baby Blue

Format	Value
HEX	#89CFF0
RGB	rgb(137, 207, 240)
HSL	hsl(199, 77%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(199, 43%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(43%, 14%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCH	oklch(81.99% 0.0842 229.33)
CIELAB	lab(79.75 -13.55 -23.12)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.