Palettes / Colors / #89AAEC

#89AAEC — Light Blue

#89AAEC is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #89AAEC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#89AAEC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ECCB89; it also sits naturally between #89DBEC and #9989EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 67% · Blue 93%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #89AAEC

.text { color: #89AAEC; }
.background { background-color: #89AAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89AAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 170, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 72%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89AAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 170, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89AAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 170, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#89AAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#89AAEC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECCB89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89AAEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #89AAEC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #89AAEC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #89AAEC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #89AAEC?

#89AAEC is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 137, 170, 236). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89AAEC?

#89AAEC is RGB 137, 170, 236 — HSL 220°, 72%, 73% — CMYK 42%, 28%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #89AAEC?

Its complement is #ECCB89; analogous partners are #89DBEC and #9989EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89AAEC for text?

Black text on #89AAEC has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.