What color is #989DB5?

#989DB5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989DB5?

The RGB value is 152, 157, 181: 152 red, 157 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989DB5?

The complementary color is #B5B098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989DB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989DB5 color

#989DB5 rgb(152, 157, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #989DB5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 61.6% green and 71% blue (152, 157, 181).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#989DB5 color codes

HEX	`#989DB5`
RGB	`rgb(152, 157, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 61.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.06, 3.24, -13.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.06, 13.42, 283.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.344, 34.125, 48.537)`
Decimal	`10001845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989DB5, 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 #989DB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989DB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #989DB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989db5; }
.text { color: #989db5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989db5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 157 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989db5, #a198b5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #989DB5?: #989DB5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989DB5?: The RGB value is 152, 157, 181: 152 red, 157 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989DB5?: The complementary color is #B5B098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989DB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.