What color is #989FC7?

#989FC7 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 #989FC7?

The RGB value is 152, 159, 199: 152 red, 159 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #989FC7?

The complementary color is #C7C098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #989FC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#989FC7 color

#989FC7 rgb(152, 159, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #989FC7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 62.4% green and 78% blue (152, 159, 199).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#989FC7 color codes

HEX	`#989FC7`
RGB	`rgb(152, 159, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 62.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 30%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 20%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.21, 6.25, -21.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.21, 22.22, 286.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.653, 35.594, 59.014)`
Decimal	`10002375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #989FC7, 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 #989FC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#989FC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #989FC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #989fc7; }
.text { color: #989fc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989fc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 159 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #989fc7, #a898c7); }

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Questions

What color is #989FC7?: #989FC7 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 #989FC7?: The RGB value is 152, 159, 199: 152 red, 159 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #989FC7?: The complementary color is #C7C098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #989FC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.