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Hex #888fb9

#888fb9 is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #888fb9 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#888fb9 Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#888fb9 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 136 G 143 B 185 RGB (136, 143, 185) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 231.43 S 0.26 L 0.63
CMYK	C 19% M 16% Y 0% K 27%
Usage of blue	The color #888fb9 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#888fb9 Conversion and Usage

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

#888fb9 to RGB conversion

Red	136	136% RED
Green	143	143% GREEN
Blue	185	185% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(136, 143, 185); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(136, 143, 185); // for css background-color

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#888fb9 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
19.22 %	16.47 %	0 %	27.45 %

#888fb9 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
231.429	0.26	0.63

CSS code: color: hsl(231.4, 26%, 63%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #888fb9

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 #888fb9

Tints and Shades of #888fb9

Tints of #888fb9		Shades of #888fb9
	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 #888fb9

This shows how text with the hex-color #888fb9 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 #888fb9

Primary
#888fb9 (already open)

Secondary
#b9b288

Tertiary
#e8e6d8

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Complementary Color: #b9b288

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #888fb9

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