#989CD0#989CD0
#989CD0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.076 H 280.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #989CD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 156, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 37%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 27%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.9%, 25%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.75, 10.11, -27.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.75, 28.86, 290.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.85% 0.0143 -0.0745) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.85% 0.076 280.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2196, 35.0055, 64.5107) |
| Luminance | 0.3501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.96
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.43
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.19
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 10.13
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.34
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 11.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#989CD0 #D0CC98
analogous
#98B8D0 #989CD0 #B098D0
triadic
#989CD0 #D0989C #9CD098
tetradic
#989CD0 #D098B8 #D0CC98 #98D0B0
square
#989CD0 #D098B8 #D0CC98 #98D0B0
split-complementary
#989CD0 #D0B098 #B8D098
monochromatic
#4A51A3 #6E74BD #989CD0 #C2C4E3 #EAEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#989CD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#989CD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #989CD0
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##989CD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##989CD0 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA2D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9ECF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8AA5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #989cd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 156, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.076 280.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7b9de',
500: '#989cd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #989cd0; $custom-light: #b7b9de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#989cd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 152,
"g": 156,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.714,
"s": 37.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70851,
"c": 0.0759,
"h": 280.9
},
"luminance": 0.35006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#989CD0
secondary
#EAE8DA
accent
#A735B0
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#111115
muted
#808083