Anchor Stranded Cotton

1089 — Electric Blue Medium

Teals family

Below: Anchor 1089 (Electric Blue Medium), a medium-dark, highly saturated teal shade with hex #09A5B4 and RGB 9, 165, 180. Find its closest Gentle Art Sampler, Valdani, and Crescent Colours matches ranked by visual similarity, plus 8 similar Anchor shades and a full set of color harmony picks.

Hex
#09A5B4
RGB
9, 165, 180
HSL
185°, 90%, 37%
Lab
61.9, -29.6, -17.8
Lightness
37%
Dark
Saturation
90%
Vivid
Hue
185°
Family
Teals

Brand Equivalents for Anchor 1089

Top 5 closest matches in each brand, ranked by visual color similarity. How matching works

Anchor 1089 Electric Blue Medium

Madeira

Blue 1013 63% Fair
Misty Blue Light 1111 62% Fair
Wedgewood Light 1105 62% Fair
Misty Green Bright 2506 48% Fair
Misty Green Medium 2508 43% Fair

J&P Coates

Surf Blue Medium 7161 37% Fair
Surf Blue Medium 7169 37% Fair
Surf Blue Dark 7162 35% Fair
Sapphire Medium Dark 7181 34% Fair
Thistle Light 7005 27% Fair

Sullivans

Peacock Blue 45213 69% Approx
Turquoise 45133 53% Fair
Teal Green Light 45447 50% Fair
Peacock Blue Dark 45212 46% Fair
Bright Turquoise Medium 45443 46% Fair

Cosmo

Cosmo 374 374 66% Approx
Cosmo 564 564 55% Fair
Cosmo 373 373 53% Fair
Cosmo 2563 2563 50% Fair
Cosmo 2023 2023 48% Fair

Classic Colorworks

Really Teally Really Teally 54% Fair
Frosted Sage Frosted Sage 22% Fair
Rain Shower Rain Shower 20% Fair
Meadow Green Meadow Green 16% Fair
Petite Maison Petite Maison 14% Fair

Weeks Dye Works

Blue Topaz 2118 62% Fair
Capri 2120 61% Fair
Winnie B Blue 2104a 57% Fair
Bermuda (obsolete) 2121 57% Fair
Turquoise 2135 48% Fair

Gentle Art Sampler

Punchberry 0880 69% Approx
Huckleberry 0280 38% Fair
Something Blue 0292 30% Fair
Tropical Ocean 0920 21% Fair
Tutti Fruiti 0270 18% Fair

Valdani

Bright Turquoise medium O544 61% Fair
Turquoise light M93A 52% Fair
Sky Blue M24 44% Fair
Turquoise dark O550 26% Fair
Sea Green very dark 1251 26% Fair

Crescent Colours

Key Largo 107 53% Fair
Really Teally 104 40% Fair
Lettuce Leaf 020 25% Fair
Caribbean Waters 050 23% Fair
Tyler Boy Blue 111 14% Fair

Similar Anchor Colors to 1089

Closest Anchor threads by perceptual color distance, sorted from most to least similar.

Color Harmonies for Anchor 1089

Anchor threads that pair well with 1089, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.

Complementary
Opposite on the color wheel — maximum contrast
Analogous
Adjacent hues — smooth, natural transitions
Triadic
Evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant and balanced
Monochromatic
Same hue, different lightness — great for shading

Teals Family

Anchor 1089 in context with nearby shades from the teals color family.

About Anchor 1089

Anchor 1089 (Electric Blue Medium) is a medium-dark, highly saturated shade in the teals family. The deep and vivid mood of this color makes it a natural fit for tidepool patterns and water and sky. Expect to see it used in tropical motifs and cool accents across many cross-stitch charts.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Anchor 1089 look like?

Anchor 1089 (Electric Blue Medium) is a medium-dark shade in the teals family with hex #09A5B4 and RGB 9, 165, 180. Stitchers reach for it in projects featuring coastal scenes and dragonflies.

Which DMC thread matches Anchor 1089?

The closest DMC match for Anchor 1089 (Electric Blue Medium) is DMC 3846 (Bright Turquoise light) with a 65% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include DMC 3766 (Peacock Blue light, 64%) and DMC 597 (Turquoise, 63%).

What Anchor colors are similar to 1089?

The closest Anchor threads to 1089 are 1064 Teal Medium Light (ΔE 5.61), 1090 Electric Blue Light (ΔE 9.33), and 1074 Jade Medium (ΔE 11.01). These are useful substitutes when 1089 is unavailable or for building gradients.

When should I use Anchor 1089?

Reach for Anchor 1089 (Electric Blue Medium) when your project calls for coastal scenes, dragonflies, turtle designs, mermaid motifs. Its medium-dark character carries both small accents and wider palette work; the harmony picks on this page show natural companions to 1089.