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#898BD2

#898bd2 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#898bd2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 54.51% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.76% cyan, 33.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 238.36°, with 44.79% saturation and 68.04% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 9.63.

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Relative luminance0.2844

Complementary

  1. #898bd2
  2. #d2d089

Split complementary

  1. #898bd2
  2. #d2ac89
  3. #afd289

Analogous

  1. #89afd2
  2. #898bd2
  3. #ac89d2

Triadic

  1. #898bd2
  2. #d2898b
  3. #8bd289

Tetradic

  1. #898bd2
  2. #d089d2
  3. #d2d089
  4. #8bd289

Square

  1. #898bd2
  2. #d289af
  3. #d2d089
  4. #89d2ac

Monochromatic

  1. #36388c
  2. #5255bd
  3. #898bd2
  4. #c0c1e7
  5. #f0f0f9

Shades

#898bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #898bd2
  2. #7b7dbd
  3. #6e6fa8
  4. #606193
  5. #52537e
  6. #454669
  7. #373854
  8. #292a3f
  9. #1b1c2a
  10. #0e0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#898bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #898bd2
  2. #9597d7
  3. #a1a2db
  4. #acaee0
  5. #b8b9e4
  6. #c4c5e9
  7. #d0d1ed
  8. #dcdcf2
  9. #e7e8f6
  10. #f3f3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#898bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #898bd2
  2. #888aca
  3. #8789c2
  4. #8688b9
  5. #8587b1
  6. #8586a9
  7. #8484a1
  8. #838399
  9. #828290
  10. #818188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e8faf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7594d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #728fd0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7598a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d90d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c8dd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e93b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-898bd2 {
  color: #898bd2;
}
Background
.bg-898bd2 {
  background-color: #898bd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-898bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #898bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #898bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 139 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 45% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-898bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #898bd2, #ac89d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-898bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 139 210 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.63 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.71 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.91 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.12 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.83 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.17 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.38 #76742d Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#898bd2  rgb(137, 139, 210)  hsl(238, 45%, 68%)  Glaucous
#d2d089  rgb(210, 208, 137)  hsl(58, 45%, 68%)  Pale Goldenrod
#d2898b  rgb(210, 137, 139)  hsl(358, 45%, 68%)  Old Rose
#8bd289  rgb(139, 210, 137)  hsl(118, 45%, 68%)  Granny Smith Apple