All About Color #8991BD

#8991BD

About #8991BD

#8991BD is a light blue color with the hex code #8991BD. In RGB it is red 137, green 145, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 231°, saturation 28%, lightness 64%; in CMYK it is 28%, 23%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 3.07:1 on white and 6.85:1 on black.

#8991BD Color Conversion

Hex triplet89, 91, BD
CMYK27.51%, 23.28%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal137, 145, 189
HSL231°, 28%, 64%
RGB Octal211, 221, 275
HSV (HSB)230.77°, 27.51%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10001001, 10010001, 10111101
CIE-L*AB61.00, 7.14, -23.81
RGB Percent53.73%, 56.86%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH61.00, 24.85, 286.69
XYZ29.63, 29.24, 52.23
CIE-L*UV61.00, -6.50, -37.42
xyY0.27, 0.26, 29.24
Hunter-Lab54.08, 3.16, -19.41
RYB53.73%, 56.44%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8991BD on a dark background: contrast 6.85:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8991BD on a light background: contrast 3.07:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8991BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8991BD · #C4C8DE · #545E96 · #BDB589 · #DEDAC4

Analogous palette

#89BDB5 · #89ABBD · #8991BD · #9B89BD · #B589BD

Triadic palette

#8991BD · #BD8991 · #91BD89 · #C4C8DE · #DEC4C8

Tetradic palette

#8991BD · #BD89AB · #BDB589 · #89BD9B · #545E96

Monochromatic palette

#3E466F · #5A64A0 · #8991BD · #BABFD8 · #EBEDF4

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