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#89BBEF Electric Eel

#89BBEF is a light, moderately saturated blue named Electric Eel. In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 73.3% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(137, 187, 239)). Its HSL value is 211° hue, 76% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 43% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #89BBEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.42:1.

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Variations of #89BBEF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#89BBEF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#89BBEF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #89BBEF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9AB2EE
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7BCF1
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FBBF1
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9AB2EE
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #96B6EF
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #62C7CC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7CC0E0
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADB8C7

#89BBEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.02:1 Very poor#89BBEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.42:1 Very good#89BBEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#89BBEF in CSS

/* Electric Eel */
.color { color: #89BBEF; }
.background { background-color: #89BBEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #89BBEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(137 187 239);
color: hsl(211 76% 74%);
color: oklch(0.776 0.092 250.0);

#89BBEF FAQ

What color is #89BBEF?

#89BBEF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Electric Eel. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #89BBEF?

#89BBEF is rgb(137, 187, 239) in RGB, hsl(211, 76%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(43%, 22%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #89BBEF?

The complementary color of #89BBEF is #EFBD89, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #89BBEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #89BBEF: 10.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #89BBEF a warm or cool color?

#89BBEF is a cool color.