What color is #989ECA?

#989ECA 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 #989ECA?

The RGB value is 152, 158, 202: 152 red, 158 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989ECA?

The complementary color is #CAC498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989ECA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989ECA color

#989ECA rgb(152, 158, 202)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 62% green and 79.2% blue (152, 158, 202).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#989ECA color codes

HEX	`#989ECA`
RGB	`rgb(152, 158, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 62%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 22%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.05, 7.53, -23.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.05, 24.42, 287.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.834, 35.393, 60.809)`
Decimal	`10002122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989ECA, 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 #989ECA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989ECA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #989ECA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989eca; }
.text { color: #989eca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989eca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 158 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989eca, #ab98ca); }

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Questions

What color is #989ECA?: #989ECA 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 #989ECA?: The RGB value is 152, 158, 202: 152 red, 158 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989ECA?: The complementary color is #CAC498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989ECA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.