Close to Bluebell
#888ABC
#888ABC is a light, muted blue, close to the color Bluebell. In RGB it’s made of 53.3% red, 54.1% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #888ABC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.28:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
6.41:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.28:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
6.41:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #888ABC as they’d see it.
#888ABC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #888ABC
What color is #888ABC?
#888ABC is a light, muted blue, close to the color Bluebell. In RGB it’s made of 53.3% red, 54.1% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #888ABC in RGB?
#888ABC is rgb(136, 138, 188): 136 red, 138 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #888ABC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(28, 27, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #888ABC?
PANTONE 2668 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #888ABC?
Its complement #92915E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.