Palettes / Colors / #89B2CE

#89B2CE — Light Muted Blue

#89B2CE is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

#89B2CE 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 #CDA488; it also sits naturally between #88CDC6 and #888FCD. 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 81%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #89B2CE

.text { color: #89B2CE; }
.background { background-color: #89B2CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89B2CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 178, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 41%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89B2CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 178, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89B2CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 178, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#89B2CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#89B2CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDA488:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89B2CE: #000000.

How #89B2CE 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 #89B2CE 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 #89B2CE?

#89B2CE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 137, 178, 206). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89B2CE?

#89B2CE is RGB 137, 178, 206 — HSL 204°, 41%, 67% — CMYK 33%, 14%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #89B2CE?

Its complement is #CDA488; analogous partners are #88CDC6 and #888FCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89B2CE for text?

Black text on #89B2CE has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.