#989ECF#989ECF

#989ECF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.072 H 279.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#989ECF
RGB	rgb(152, 158, 207)
HSL	hsl(233, 36%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(233, 27%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 23.7%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.24, 8.74, -25.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.24, 27.17, 288.76°)
OKLab	oklab(71.21% 0.0112 -0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(71.21% 0.072 279)
XYZ	xyz(36.4353, 35.6332, 63.9776)
Luminance	0.3563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#989ECF #CFC998

analogous

#98B9CF #989ECF #AD98CF

triadic

#989ECF #CF989E #9ECF98

tetradic

#989ECF #CF98B9 #CFC998 #98CFAD

square

#989ECF #CF98B9 #CFC998 #98CFAD

split-complementary

#989ECF #CFAD98 #B9CF98

monochromatic

#4B55A1 #6E77BC #989ECF #C2C5E2 #EAEBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.58

#989ECF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.13

#989ECF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #989ECF

8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##989ECF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##989ECF	1.00	2.58	8.13	8.13
#FFFFFF	2.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#90A3D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D9FCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8BA7AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #989ecf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 158, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.072 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7badd',
    500: '#989ecf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #989ecf;
$custom-light: #b7badd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#989ecf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.455,
    "s": 36.424,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71215,
    "c": 0.07174,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.35634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#989ECF

secondary

#E9E7DA

accent

#A236AF

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #989ECF

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

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