What color is #989FBC?

#989FBC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #989FBC?

The RGB value is 152, 159, 188: 152 red, 159 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989FBC?

The complementary color is #BCB598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989FBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989FBC color

#989FBC rgb(152, 159, 188)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 62.4% green and 73.7% blue (152, 159, 188).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#989FBC color codes

HEX	`#989FBC`
RGB	`rgb(152, 159, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 62.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.83, 3.69, -15.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.83, 16.2, 283.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.422, 35.102, 52.529)`
Decimal	`10002364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989FBC, 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 #989FBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989FBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #989FBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989fbc; }
.text { color: #989fbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989fbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 159 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989fbc, #a398bc); }

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Questions

What color is #989FBC?: #989FBC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #989FBC?: The RGB value is 152, 159, 188: 152 red, 159 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989FBC?: The complementary color is #BCB598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989FBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.