What color is #989DDA?

#989DDA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989DDA?

The RGB value is 152, 157, 218: 152 red, 157 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989DDA?

The complementary color is #DAD598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989DDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989DDA color

#989DDA rgb(152, 157, 218)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 61.6% green and 85.5% blue (152, 157, 218).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 47% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#989DDA color codes

HEX	`#989DDA`
RGB	`rgb(152, 157, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 61.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 47%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 30%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 28%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.41, 12.04, -31.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.41, 33.78, 290.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.657, 35.85, 71.252)`
Decimal	`10001882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989DDA, 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 #989DDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989DDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #989DDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989dda; }
.text { color: #989dda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989dda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 157 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989dda, #b498da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #989DDA?: #989DDA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989DDA?: The RGB value is 152, 157, 218: 152 red, 157 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989DDA?: The complementary color is #DAD598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989DDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.