Baby Blue (#89CFF0)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.71:1 — vs black: 12.25:1

Color values

HEX #89CFF0
RGB rgb(137, 207, 240)
HSL hsl(199, 42%, 94%)
CMYK cmyk( 42.92, 13.75, 0, 5.88 )
Websafe #99CCFF

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Print (170)

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #89CFF0 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Baby Blue
#89CFF0 Base

#F0AA89

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Baby Blue
#89CFF0 Base

#89F0DE

#899CF0

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Baby Blue
#89CFF0 Base

#F089CF

#CFF089

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Baby Blue
#89CFF0 Base

#F0899C

#F0DE89

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Baby Blue
#89CFF0 Base

#DE89F0

#F0AA89

#9CF089

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Baby Blue
#89CFF0 Base

#198FC7

#45B3E7

#65C0EB

#ADDEF5

#CDEBF9

#E8F6FC

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Baby Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #031017

— #0B3D55

— #136A93

— #1B97D2

— #4BB6E8

Baby Blue #89CFF0 Base

— #9CD7F2

— #AFDFF5

— #C2E6F7

— #D5EEFA

— #E8F6FC

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #89CFF0. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #89CFF0;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #89CFF0;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #89CFF0;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #89CFF0,
        #F6EEEA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #89CFF0,
        #F6EEEA
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$baby-blue: #89CFF0;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$baby-blue-r: 137;
$baby-blue-g: 207;
$baby-blue-b: 240;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $baby-blue;
    color: rgba($baby-blue-r, $baby-blue-g, $baby-blue-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Baby Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #89CFF0 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #BEBEF1 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #C9C9F0 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #80D4D4 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #C6C6C6 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Baby Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Baby Blue #89CFF0 Base

Pale Cyan #87D3F8 ΔE 1.37

Sky Blue #87CEEB ΔE 1.43

Light Cornflower Blue #93CCEA ΔE 1.91

Cornflower #9ACEEB ΔE 2.73

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.