Color #889AAF Color / Colour Code #889AAF
This page shows the hex color code for color #889aaf (#889AAF). The colour is a blue tone with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #889AAF against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#889AAF paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 182, 212, and 242 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 212, 332, and 92 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #889AAF
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 212 and saturation at 20%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 212 to 257 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 212 with its complement at 32 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #889AAF
Lightness variations at hue 212 and 20% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #889AAF
Design Use Cases for #889AAF
Muted Accent Color
With 20% saturation, #889AAF has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Soft Accent & Highlight
With 61% lightness, #889AAF has a softer, more approachable quality. It works well for hover states, subtle highlights, progress indicators, and secondary UI elements. This lightness range is particularly effective for tag backgrounds and status indicators.
Trust & Professional Identity
#889AAF sits in the blue range (hue 212). Blue is the world's most popular color for corporate identities because it conveys trust, stability, and competence. Use it for navigation bars, link text, form focus states, and any element where user confidence matters. Financial, healthcare, and technology brands rely heavily on this hue range.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #889AAF (hue 212) to its complement at hue 32. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 242. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #889aaf, #af9d88);
CSS Code for #889AAF
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Use This Color in Design Tools
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About Color #889AAF (#889AAF)
#889AAF is a blue color (colour) with RGB channel values of 136 red, 154 green, and 175 blue. The blue channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 212 degrees with 20% saturation and 61% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #889AAF is 151/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This is a medium-brightness color that can work with either dark or light text depending on font weight and size. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow, and 31% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #889AAF against white is 2.88:1 and against black is 7.29:1. This does not meet AA requirements on white. Use it on dark backgrounds where it achieves 7.29:1, or use it exclusively for decorative purposes.
The complementary colour #AF9D88 creates maximum visual tension when paired with #889AAF. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #88AEAF and #8988AF, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #889AAF?
- #889AAF is Color #889AAF, a blue color (colour) with RGB(136, 154, 175), HSL(212, 20%, 61%), and CMYK(22%, 12%, 0%, 31%). Its perceived brightness is 151/255.
- Is #889AAF accessible for text?
- Against white, #889AAF has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 7.29:1 (passes AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #889AAF?
- The complementary colour is #AF9D88 (hue 32). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #88AEAF and #8988AF. The triadic palette adds #AF889A and #9AAF88 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #889AAF in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #889aaf; or rgb(136, 154, 175); or hsl(212, 20%, 61%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 212 20% 61%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.