What color is #989BCE?

#989BCE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989BCE?

The RGB value is 152, 155, 206: 152 red, 155 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989BCE?

The complementary color is #CECB98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989BCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989BCE color

#989BCE rgb(152, 155, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #989BCE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60.8% green and 80.8% blue (152, 155, 206).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#989BCE color codes

HEX	`#989BCE`
RGB	`rgb(152, 155, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 26%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.42, 10.19, -26.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.42, 28.33, 291.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.808, 34.574, 63.167)`
Decimal	`10001358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989BCE, 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 #989BCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989BCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #989BCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989bce; }
.text { color: #989bce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989bce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 155 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989bce, #b098ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #989BCE?: #989BCE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989BCE?: The RGB value is 152, 155, 206: 152 red, 155 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989BCE?: The complementary color is #CECB98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989BCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.