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#889aee color: Bright light indigo

#889aee is rgb(136, 154, 238) in RGB and oklch(70.686% 0.12468 273.617) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

70.7%
0.125
274°
  • Indigo
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • blue-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.66:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #889aee

#889aee is a bright light indigo color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.66:1 contrast and black text 7.9:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Periwinkle Blue (#8f99fb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More light indigo colors

Lighter: #889aee mixed with white

  1. 889aee
  2. 93a4f0
  3. 9eaef3
  4. aab9f5
  5. b6c3f7
  6. c1cdf9
  7. cdd7fa
  8. dae1fc
  9. e6ebfd
  10. f2f5fe

Darker: #889aee mixed with black

  1. 889aee
  2. 7585cf
  3. 6371b1
  4. 525e93
  5. 414b77
  6. 31395c
  7. 222742
  8. 13172a
  9. 060914
  10. 010103

Calmer: #889aee with less saturation

  1. 889aee
  2. 8a9be7
  3. 8d9cdf
  4. 8f9dd7
  5. 919ed0
  6. 949ec8
  7. 969fc0
  8. 999fb9
  9. 9ba0b1
  10. 9ea0a9

Questions about #889aee

What color is #889aee?

#889aee is bright light indigo. The closest named color is Bright light indigo. In RGB it is rgb(136, 154, 238), in HSL hsl(229.41, 75%, 73.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.686% 0.12468 273.617).

What colors go well with #889aee?

The complementary color of #889aee is #bb9e36. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #53a8e8 and #b18ce0. The triadic partners are #e3826c and #5bb77c.

Is white or black text more readable on #889aee?

Black text reads better on #889aee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and black gives 7.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #889aee a warm or cool color?

#889aee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.125.