#989CD6#989CD6
#989CD6 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.085 H 281.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #989CD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 156, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 43%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 29%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29%, 27.1%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.99, 11.60, -29.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.99, 32.16, 291.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.11% 0.0161 -0.083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.11% 0.085 281) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9717, 35.3064, 68.4722) |
| Luminance | 0.3531 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.48
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.00
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.02
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.13
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.37
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#989CD6 #D6D298
analogous
#98BBD6 #989CD6 #B398D6
triadic
#989CD6 #D6989C #9CD698
tetradic
#989CD6 #D698BB #D6D298 #98D6B3
square
#989CD6 #D698BB #D6D298 #98D6B3
split-complementary
#989CD6 #D6B398 #BBD698
monochromatic
#454CAE #6C72C5 #989CD6 #C4C6E7 #E9EAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#989CD6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#989CD6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #989CD6
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##989CD6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##989CD6 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BA3D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#889ED5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#89A7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #989cd6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 156, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.085 281.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7b9e2',
500: '#989cd6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #989cd6; $custom-light: #b7b9e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#989cd6",
"rgb": {
"r": 152,
"g": 156,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 236.129,
"s": 43.056,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71109,
"c": 0.08453,
"h": 281
},
"luminance": 0.35307
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#989CD6
secondary
#EDECDD
accent
#AD2FB6
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#111115
muted
#808083