Anode is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #765b32 |
| Complementary Color | #cdb189 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Anode Color. The Bluette color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Violets Are Blue (#7487c6) for more energetic effect. Try Angel Falls as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cdb189 is the best complementary color to Anode. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #89a4cd complementary color is Sorrell Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Polo Blue are #89c6cd and #9089cd. Thus found on the left and right of #89a4cd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Half Baked and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Anode.
The split-complementary Anode palette consists of #c6cd89 and #cd8f89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdb189). Try Pine Glade and Puce colors in combination with #89a4cd, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #89a4cd offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Anode. Thus Pine Glade and Puce giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Anode contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sorrell Brown, Viola, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #89a4cd square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Anode tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#cdb189) and two others. The Puce is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Sorrell Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cd89a4 and #89cdb2.
In a RGB color space, hex #89a4cd is made of 27% red, 32% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Anode has a hue angle of 216.18°, a saturation of 40.48% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #89a4cd is made of 26.66% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #89a4cd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,164,205) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 32%, 41% |
| CMYK | 26.66, 16.08, 0, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(216.18,40.48%,67.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216.18,33.17%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.7311,0.4516,-23.9603) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6114,36.2771,62.9356) |