#989BCB#989BCB

#989BCB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.070 H 281.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#989BCB
RGB	rgb(152, 155, 203)
HSL	hsl(236, 33%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(236, 25%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 23.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.30, 9.46, -24.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.30, 26.67, 290.78°)
OKLab	oklab(70.44% 0.0141 -0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(70.44% 0.07 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(35.4470, 34.4291, 61.2662)
Luminance	0.3443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#989BCB #CBC898

analogous

#98B5CB #989BCB #AF98CB

triadic

#989BCB #CB989B #9BCB98

tetradic

#989BCB #CB98B5 #CBC898 #98CBAF

square

#989BCB #CB98B5 #CBC898 #98CBAF

split-complementary

#989BCB #CBAF98 #B5CB98

monochromatic

#4E539B #6F74B6 #989BCB #C1C2E0 #E9EAF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.66

#989BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.89

#989BCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #989BCB

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##989BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##989BCB	1.00	2.66	7.89	7.89
#FFFFFF	2.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8EA0CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C9DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8CA3AB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #989bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 155, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.070 281.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7b8db',
    500: '#989bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #989bcb;
$custom-light: #b7b8db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#989bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.471,
    "s": 32.903,
    "l": 69.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70438,
    "c": 0.07006,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.3443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#989BCB

secondary

#E7E6D8

accent

#A53AAC

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #989BCB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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