What color is #889DD3?

#889DD3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889DD3?

The RGB value is 136, 157, 211: 136 red, 157 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889DD3?

The complementary color is #D3BE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889DD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889DD3 color

#889DD3 rgb(136, 157, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #889DD3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 61.6% green and 82.7% blue (136, 157, 211).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 46% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#889DD3 color codes

HEX	`#889DD3`
RGB	`rgb(136, 157, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 61.6%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 46%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 36%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 26%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65, 5.67, -29.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65, 30.47, 280.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.965, 34.05, 66.398)`
Decimal	`8953299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889DD3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #889DD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889DD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #889DD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889dd3; }
.text { color: #889dd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889dd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 157 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889dd3, #9988d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #889DD3?: #889DD3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889DD3?: The RGB value is 136, 157, 211: 136 red, 157 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889DD3?: The complementary color is #D3BE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889DD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.