Bluish Water is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #763024 |
| Complementary Color | #db9488 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bluish Water Color. The Azurean color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Delicate Girl Blue (#6ab2ca) for more calm effect. Try Madonna Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#db9488 is the best complementary color to Bluish Water. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #89cfdb complementary color is Petite Orchid, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Morning Glory are #88dbbd and #88a5db. Thus found on the left and right of #89cfdb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Algae Green and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Bluish Water.
The split-complementary Bluish Water palette consists of #dbbd88 and #db88a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#db9488). Try Calico and Charm colors in combination with #89cfdb, 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 #89cfdb offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bluish Water. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bluish Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Petite Orchid, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #89cfdb square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bluish Water tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#db9488) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith Apple – 120° from the complementary Petite Orchid. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #db88cf and #88db94.
In a RGB color space, hex #89cfdb is made of 24% red, 37% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Bluish Water has a hue angle of 188.78°, a saturation of 53.25% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #89cfdb is made of 32.15% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #89cfdb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,207,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 37%, 39% |
| CMYK | 32.15, 4.7, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(188.78,53.25%,69.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.78,37.44%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.0749,-18.9121,-12.9046) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4155,55.0585,75.2515) |