Palettes / Colors / #89ADD2

#89ADD2 — Light Muted Blue

#89ADD2 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

#89ADD2 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D2AD89; it also sits naturally between #89D2D2 and #8989D2. 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 68% · Blue 82%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #89ADD2

.text { color: #89ADD2; }
.background { background-color: #89ADD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89ADD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 173, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 45%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89ADD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 173, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89ADD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 173, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#89ADD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#89ADD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #89ADD2

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Tones of #89ADD2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2AD89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89ADD2: #000000.

How #89ADD2 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 #89ADD2 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 #89ADD2?

#89ADD2 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 137, 173, 210). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89ADD2?

#89ADD2 is RGB 137, 173, 210 — HSL 210°, 45%, 68% — CMYK 35%, 18%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #89ADD2?

Its complement is #D2AD89; analogous partners are #89D2D2 and #8989D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89ADD2 for text?

Black text on #89ADD2 has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.