Palettes / Colors / #89BFEC

#89BFEC — Light Blue

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

#89BFEC 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 #ECB589; it also sits naturally between #89ECE7 and #898EEC. 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 75% · Blue 93%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #89BFEC

.text { color: #89BFEC; }
.background { background-color: #89BFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89BFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 191, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 72%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89BFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 191, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89BFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 191, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #89BFEC

Tints of #89BFEC

Tones of #89BFEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECB589:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89BFEC: #000000.

How #89BFEC 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 #89BFEC 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 #89BFEC?

#89BFEC is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 137, 191, 236). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89BFEC?

#89BFEC is RGB 137, 191, 236 — HSL 207°, 72%, 73% — CMYK 42%, 19%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #89BFEC?

Its complement is #ECB589; analogous partners are #89ECE7 and #898EEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89BFEC for text?

Black text on #89BFEC has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.