Palettes / Colors / #898ECD

#898ECD — Light Muted Blue

#898ECD is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#898ECD 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 #CDC889; it also sits naturally between #89AFCD and #A689CD. 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 54% · Green 56% · Blue 80%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #898ECD

.text { color: #898ECD; }
.background { background-color: #898ECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #898ECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 142, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 40%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #898ECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 142, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #898ECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 142, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#898ECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#898ECD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #898ECD

Tints of #898ECD

Tones of #898ECD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDC889:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #898ECD: #000000.

How #898ECD 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 #898ECD 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

← #898ECC  ·  #898ECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #898ECD?

#898ECD is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 137, 142, 205). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #898ECD?

#898ECD is RGB 137, 142, 205 — HSL 236°, 40%, 67% — CMYK 33%, 31%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #898ECD?

Its complement is #CDC889; analogous partners are #89AFCD and #A689CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #898ECD for text?

Black text on #898ECD has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.08:1.