Wasurenagusa Blue Color

#89c3eb

Wasurenagusa Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #763c14
Complementary Color #ebb189
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.49° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 72.94% (better contrasting with white)
Wasurenagusa Blue Color Sample
Wasurenagusa Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #89c3eb

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wasurenagusa Blue Color. The Windjammer color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Seashore Dreams (#b5dcef) for more calm effect. Try Mizu Cyan as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ebb189 is the best complementary color to Wasurenagusa Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #89c3eb complementary color is Tacao, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Seagull are #89ebe1 and #8992eb. Thus found on the left and right of #89c3eb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Riptide and Portage colors as they work well with Wasurenagusa Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wasurenagusa Blue palette consists of #ebe189 and #eb8991 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ebb189). Try Wild Rice and Sea Pink colors in combination with #89c3eb, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #89c3eb offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wasurenagusa Blue. Thus Sulu and Carissma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wasurenagusa Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tacao, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #89c3eb square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wasurenagusa Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ebb189) and two others. The Carissma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Riptide – 120° from the complementary Tacao. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eb89c2 and #89ebb0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #89c3eb is made of 24% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Wasurenagusa Blue has a hue angle of 204.49°, a saturation of 71.01% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #89c3eb is made of 38.43% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black ink.

HEX #89c3eb
RGB Decimal rgb(137,195,235)
RGB Percentage 24%, 34%, 41%
CMYK 38.43, 15.69, 0, 7.84
HSL hsl(204.49,71.01%,72.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.49,41.7%,92.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.2816,-8.5676,-25.7339)
XYZ xyz(44.827,50.3467,85.9525)
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