#989cb1

Color #989cb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.16 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#989cb1

RGB

rgb(152, 156, 177)

HSL

hsl(230.4, 13.8%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.4, 14.1%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 11.9%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(64.66, 2.92, -11.37)

LCH

lch(64.66, 11.74, 284.4)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0309, 277.06)

HWB

hwb(230.4, 59.6%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1ad98

Analogous

#98a8b1

#989cb1

#a098b1

Triadic

#989cb1

#b1989c

#9cb198

Split-complementary

#989cb1

#b1a098

#a8b198

Tetradic

#989cb1

#ad98b1

#b1ad98

#9cb198

Square

#989cb1

#b198a8

#b1ad98

#98b1a0

Shades

Color #989cb1 mixed toward black.

#797e99

#5f637d

#474b5e

#2f323e

#18191f

Tints

Color #989cb1 mixed toward white.

#a9acbe

#babdcb

#cbcdd8

#dddee5

#eeeef2

Tones

Color #989cb1 mixed toward gray.

#9a9daf

#9c9fad

#9ea0ab

#a0a2a9

#a2a3a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aac · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#9a99ab · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#98a8a7 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #989cb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#989cb1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#989cb1 (#989cb1) is rgb(152, 156, 177) in RGB.

No, #989cb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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