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#889ECD

#889ecd ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#889ecd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 61.96% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.66% cyan, 22.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 220.87°, with 40.83% saturation and 66.86% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.48.

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Relative luminance0.341

Complementary

  1. #889ecd
  2. #cdb788

Split complementary

  1. #889ecd
  2. #cd9488
  3. #c0cd88

Analogous

  1. #88c0cd
  2. #889ecd
  3. #9488cd

Triadic

  1. #889ecd
  2. #cd889e
  3. #9ecd88

Tetradic

  1. #889ecd
  2. #b788cd
  3. #cdb788
  4. #9ecd88

Square

  1. #889ecd
  2. #cd88c0
  3. #cdb788
  4. #88cd94

Monochromatic

  1. #385084
  2. #5272b6
  3. #889ecd
  4. #becae4
  5. #f1f3f9

Shades

#889ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #889ecd
  2. #7a8eb9
  3. #6d7ea4
  4. #5f6f90
  5. #525f7b
  6. #444f67
  7. #363f52
  8. #292f3e
  9. #1b2029
  10. #0e1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#889ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #889ecd
  2. #94a8d2
  3. #a0b1d7
  4. #acbbdc
  5. #b8c5e1
  6. #c4cfe6
  7. #cfd8eb
  8. #dbe2f0
  9. #e7ecf5
  10. #f3f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#889ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #889ecd
  2. #879bc5
  3. #8698be
  4. #8695b6
  5. #8592ae
  6. #848fa7
  7. #838c9f
  8. #828997
  9. #82868f
  10. #818388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969eb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ea1cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #889bcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74a8ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ca0ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #889ccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7ca4bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-889ecd {
  color: #889ecd;
}
Background
.bg-889ecd {
  background-color: #889ecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-889ecd {
  border: 2px solid #889ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #889ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 158 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 41% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-889ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #889ecd, #9488cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-889ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 158 205 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.48 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.74 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.11 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.13 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.67 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.38 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.01 #776132 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#889ecd  rgb(136, 158, 205)  hsl(221, 41%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cdb788  rgb(205, 183, 136)  hsl(41, 41%, 67%)  Ecru
#cd889e  rgb(205, 136, 158)  hsl(341, 41%, 67%)  Puce
#9ecd88  rgb(158, 205, 136)  hsl(101, 41%, 67%)  Pistachio