Palettes / Colors / #89B2CD

#89B2CD — Light Muted Blue

#89B2CD is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

#89B2CD 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 #CDA489; it also sits naturally between #89CDC6 and #8990CD. 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 70% · Blue 80%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #89B2CD

.text { color: #89B2CD; }
.background { background-color: #89B2CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89B2CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 178, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 40%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89B2CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 178, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89B2CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 178, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#89B2CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#89B2CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDA489:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89B2CD: #000000.

How #89B2CD 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 #89B2CD 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 #89B2CD?

#89B2CD is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 137, 178, 205). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89B2CD?

#89B2CD is RGB 137, 178, 205 — HSL 204°, 40%, 67% — CMYK 33%, 13%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #89B2CD?

Its complement is #CDA489; analogous partners are #89CDC6 and #8990CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89B2CD for text?

Black text on #89B2CD has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.