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#889CF2

#889cf2 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#889cf2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 61.18% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.8% cyan, 35.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 228.68°, with 80.3% saturation and 74.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.48.

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Relative luminance0.3542

Complementary

  1. #889cf2
  2. #f2de88

Split complementary

  1. #889cf2
  2. #f2a988
  3. #d1f288

Analogous

  1. #88d1f2
  2. #889cf2
  3. #a988f2

Triadic

  1. #889cf2
  2. #f2889c
  3. #9cf288

Tetradic

  1. #889cf2
  2. #de88f2
  3. #f2de88
  4. #9cf288

Square

  1. #889cf2
  2. #f288d1
  3. #f2de88
  4. #88f2a9

Monochromatic

  1. #1638cb
  2. #4363ea
  3. #889cf2
  4. #cdd5fa
  5. #edf0fd

Shades

#889cf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #889cf2
  2. #7a8cda
  3. #6d7dc2
  4. #5f6da9
  5. #525e91
  6. #444e79
  7. #363e61
  8. #292f49
  9. #1b1f30
  10. #0e1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#889cf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #889cf2
  2. #94a6f3
  3. #a0b0f5
  4. #acbaf6
  5. #b8c4f7
  6. #c4cef9
  7. #cfd7fa
  8. #dbe1fb
  9. #e7ebfc
  10. #f3f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#889cf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #889cf2
  2. #8799e7
  3. #8696db
  4. #8694d0
  5. #8591c4
  6. #848eb9
  7. #838bae
  8. #8288a2
  9. #828697
  10. #81838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #979fc6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7da5f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #749cf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #63aebc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82a2f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c9cf1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #74a7d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-889cf2 {
  color: #889cf2;
}
Background
.bg-889cf2 {
  background-color: #889cf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-889cf2 {
  border: 2px solid #889cf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #889cf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 156 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 80% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-889cf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #889cf2, #a988f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-889cf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 156 242 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.48 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.12 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.94 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.98 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.57 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 12.11 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 12.23 #77630d Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#889cf2  rgb(136, 156, 242)  hsl(229, 80%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#f2de88  rgb(242, 222, 136)  hsl(49, 80%, 74%)  Buff
#f2889c  rgb(242, 136, 156)  hsl(349, 80%, 74%)  Salmon Pink
#9cf288  rgb(156, 242, 136)  hsl(109, 80%, 74%)  Light Green