#989bcd

Color #989bcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.06 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#989bcd

RGB

rgb(152, 155, 205)

HSL

hsl(236.6, 34.6%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.6, 25.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.9%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(65.38, 9.95, -25.94)

LCH

lch(65.38, 27.78, 290.99)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0729, 281.71)

HWB

hwb(236.6, 59.6%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdca98

Analogous

#98b5cd

#989bcd

#b098cd

Triadic

#989bcd

#cd989b

#9bcd98

Split-complementary

#989bcd

#cdb098

#b5cd98

Tetradic

#989bcd

#ca98cd

#cdca98

#9bcd98

Square

#989bcd

#cd98b5

#cdca98

#98cdb0

Shades

Color #989bcd mixed toward black.

#7074ba

#4e52a0

#3a3e78

#272950

#131528

Tints

Color #989bcd mixed toward white.

#a9acd5

#babcde

#cccde6

#dddeee

#eeeef7

Tones

Color #989bcd mixed toward gray.

#9c9fc9

#a1a3c4

#a5a7c0

#aaabbb

#aeafb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999c2 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#9999c0 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#98b9b7 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 17.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #989bcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#989bcd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#989bcd (#989bcd) is rgb(152, 155, 205) in RGB.

No, #989bcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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