#989da5

Color #989da5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.69 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#989da5

RGB

rgb(152, 157, 165)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 6.7%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 7.9%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 4.8%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(64.57, -0.18, -4.78)

LCH

lch(64.57, 4.78, 267.84)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.013, 259.81)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 59.6%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a098

Analogous

#98a4a5

#989da5

#9a98a5

Triadic

#989da5

#a5989d

#9da598

Split-complementary

#989da5

#a59a98

#a4a598

Tetradic

#989da5

#a098a5

#a5a098

#9da598

Square

#989da5

#a598a4

#a5a098

#98a59a

Shades

Color #989da5 mixed toward black.

#7c828c

#636871

#4a4e55

#313438

#191a1c

Tints

Color #989da5 mixed toward white.

#a9adb4

#babec3

#ccced2

#dddee1

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #989da5 mixed toward gray.

#999da4

#9a9ea3

#9b9ea2

#9c9ea1

#9e9ea0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aa3 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#9a9aa3 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#98a2a1 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 4.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #989da5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#989da5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#989da5 (#989da5) is rgb(152, 157, 165) in RGB.

No, #989da5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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