What color is #898BBB?

#898BBB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898BBB?

The RGB value is 137, 139, 187: 137 red, 139 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898BBB?

The complementary color is #BBB989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898BBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898BBB color

#898BBB rgb(137, 139, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #898BBB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 54.5% green and 73.3% blue (137, 139, 187).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#898BBB color codes

HEX	`#898BBB`
RGB	`rgb(137, 139, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 54.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 26%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.32, 10.09, -25.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.32, 27.19, 291.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.516, 27.371, 50.785)`
Decimal	`9014203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898BBB, 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 #898BBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898BBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	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 #898BBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898bbb; }
.text { color: #898bbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898bbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 139 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898bbb, #a089bb); }

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Questions

What color is #898BBB?: #898BBB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898BBB?: The RGB value is 137, 139, 187: 137 red, 139 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898BBB?: The complementary color is #BBB989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898BBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.