Palettes / Colors / #889BC8

#889BC8 — Light Muted Blue

#889BC8 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#889BC8 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C8B588; it also sits naturally between #88BCC8 and #9588C8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 53% · Green 61% · Blue 78%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 22%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #889BC8

.text { color: #889BC8; }
.background { background-color: #889BC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #889BC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(136, 155, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(222, 37%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #889BC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(136, 155, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #889BC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(136, 155, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#889BC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#889BC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8B588:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #889BC8: #000000.

How #889BC8 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #889BC8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #889BC8?

#889BC8 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 136, 155, 200). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #889BC8?

#889BC8 is RGB 136, 155, 200 — HSL 222°, 37%, 66% — CMYK 32%, 23%, 0%, 22%.

What colors go with #889BC8?

Its complement is #C8B588; analogous partners are #88BCC8 and #9588C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #889BC8 for text?

Black text on #889BC8 has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.