Information about #89A1BD color

#89A1BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#89A1BD falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(137, 161, 189) — 53.7% red, 63.1% green, 74.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 11 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #89A1BD reads as a mildly saturated azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7). Slightly further away sit Rock Blue (#93A2BA) and Smokescreen (#93A2B7).

In RGB terms — rgb(137, 161, 189) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #89A1BD: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. No one has named #89A1BD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#89A1BD color variations

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#89A1BD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #89A1BD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#89A1BD
  • RGB137, 161, 189
  • CMYK20, 11, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(137, 161, 189)
  • HSL212°, 28%, 64%
  • HSL Precise212.308°, 28.261%, 63.922%
  • HSV212°, 28%, 74%
  • HSB212°, 28%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.631, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.631, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.631, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID89A1BD
  • DECIMAL ID9019837
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01