What color is #989BBB?

#989BBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989BBB?

The RGB value is 152, 155, 187: 152 red, 155 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989BBB?

The complementary color is #BBB898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989BBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989BBB color

#989BBB rgb(152, 155, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #989BBB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60.8% green and 73.3% blue (152, 155, 187).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#989BBB color codes

HEX	`#989BBB`
RGB	`rgb(152, 155, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.73, 5.71, -16.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.73, 17.82, 288.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.638, 33.705, 51.738)`
Decimal	`10001339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989BBB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #989BBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989BBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #989BBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989bbb; }
.text { color: #989bbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989bbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 155 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989bbb, #a798bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #989BBB?: #989BBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989BBB?: The RGB value is 152, 155, 187: 152 red, 155 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989BBB?: The complementary color is #BBB898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989BBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.