#989fb5

Color #989fb5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.68 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#989fb5

RGB

rgb(152, 159, 181)

HSL

hsl(225.5, 16.4%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.5, 16%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 12.2%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(65.6, 2.12, -12.21)

LCH

lch(65.6, 12.39, 279.85)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0331, 271.56)

HWB

hwb(225.5, 59.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5ae98

Analogous

#98aeb5

#989fb5

#a098b5

Triadic

#989fb5

#b5989f

#9fb598

Split-complementary

#989fb5

#b5a098

#aeb598

Tetradic

#989fb5

#ae98b5

#b5ae98

#9fb598

Square

#989fb5

#b598ae

#b5ae98

#98b5a0

Shades

Color #989fb5 mixed toward black.

#78819e

#5d6681

#464c61

#2e3341

#171920

Tints

Color #989fb5 mixed toward white.

#a9afc1

#babfce

#cccfda

#dddfe6

#eeeff3

Tones

Color #989fb5 mixed toward gray.

#9aa0b3

#9da2b0

#9fa3ae

#a2a4ab

#a4a5a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bb0 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#9b9aaf · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#98acab · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #989fb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#989fb5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#989fb5 (#989fb5) is rgb(152, 159, 181) in RGB.

No, #989fb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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