Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Baby Blue

Baby Blue is a vibrant blue color with HEX #89CFF0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 137, 207, 240, HSL 199, 77%, 74%, cool temperature, and is useful for soft UI backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design.

#89CFF0 blue cool vibrant
HEX #89CFF0
RGB rgb(137, 207, 240)
HSL hsl(199 77% 74%)
CMYK cmyk(43, 14, 0, 6)
Luminance 0.5624
Contrast Black 12.25:1White 1.71:1

CSS Utilities

--color-baby-blue: #89CFF0;
.bg-baby-blue { background-color: #89CFF0; }
.text-baby-blue { color: #89CFF0; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5624
Black text12.25:1AA Pass
White text1.71:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    240
  ],
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    77,
    74
  ],
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    14,
    0,
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  ],
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  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
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  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#F08ACF",
    "#CFF08A"
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    "#F0DD8A"
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    "#38AEE5"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#DBF0FA",
  "dark": "#38AEE5",
  "saturated": "#7BD5FE",
  "desaturated": "#98CAE1",
  "pastel": "#FBFDFE",
  "neon": "#A3E2FF"
}
Pairings
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}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "name": "Baby Blue",
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    "pastel palettes",
    "gentle product design"
  ],
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      "lightness"
    ],
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      "wellness",
      "beauty",
      "children products",
      "lifestyle"
    ],
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      "high-contrast operational alerts"
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  },
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Baby Blue Color

Baby Blue sits in the blue family with cool temperature and vibrant visual character. Baby Blue is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include softness, care, and lightness, which makes it relevant for wellness and beauty. In design work, Baby Blue is most useful for soft ui backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Blue color familyBrowse named blue colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Baby Blue accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #89CFF0.Baby Blue CSS utilitiesUse Baby Blue in CSS variables and utility classes.#89CFF0 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Baby Blue paletteOpen the generated palette based on Baby Blue.Baby Blue harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Baby Blue against black and white text.

Black text12.25:1AA Pass
White text1.71:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Sky Blue#87CEEB
Light Sky Blue#87CEFA
Maya Blue#73C2FB
Aquamarine Blue#6BCAE2
Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

Color Harmonies

#F0AA8A#F0AA8A
#8AF0DD#8AF0DD
#8A9CF0#8A9CF0
#F08ACF#F08ACF
#CFF08A#CFF08A
Open full Baby Blue harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#DBF0FA#DBF0FA
#38AEE5#38AEE5
#7BD5FE#7BD5FE
#98CAE1#98CAE1
#FBFDFE#FBFDFE
#A3E2FF#A3E2FF

Pairings

Black#000000
#F0AA8A#F0AA8A
#8AF0DD#8AF0DD
#8A9CF0#8A9CF0
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5