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Hex #887eaa

#887eaa is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #887eaa color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#887eaa Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#887eaa copy to clipboard
RGB	R 136 G 126 B 170 RGB (136, 126, 170) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 253.64 S 0.21 L 0.58
CMYK	C 13% M 17% Y 0% K 33%
Usage of blue	The color #887eaa is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#887eaa Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#887eaa to RGB conversion

Red	136	136% RED
Green	126	126% GREEN
Blue	170	170% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(136, 126, 170); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(136, 126, 170); // for css background-color

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#887eaa to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
13.33 %	17.25 %	0 %	33.33 %

#887eaa to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
253.636	0.21	0.58

CSS code: color: hsl(253.6, 21%, 58%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #887eaa

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #887eaa

Tints and Shades of #887eaa

Tints of #887eaa		Shades of #887eaa
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #887eaa

This shows how text with the hex-color #887eaa would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #887eaa

Primary
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Secondary
#a0aa7e

Tertiary
#d9ddcb

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Complementary Color: #a0aa7e

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #887eaa

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