What color is #989EBB?

#989EBB 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 #989EBB?

The RGB value is 152, 158, 187: 152 red, 158 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989EBB?

The complementary color is #BBB598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989EBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989EBB color

#989EBB rgb(152, 158, 187)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 62% green and 73.3% blue (152, 158, 187).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#989EBB color codes

HEX	`#989EBB`
RGB	`rgb(152, 158, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 62%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, 4.02, -15.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 16.18, 284.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.143, 34.716, 51.906)`
Decimal	`10002107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989EBB, 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 #989EBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989EBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #989EBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989ebb; }
.text { color: #989ebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989ebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 158 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989ebb, #a398bb); }

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Questions

What color is #989EBB?: #989EBB 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 #989EBB?: The RGB value is 152, 158, 187: 152 red, 158 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989EBB?: The complementary color is #BBB598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989EBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.