Color #989FBD Color / Colour Code #989FBD
This page shows the hex color code for color #989fbd (#989FBD). The colour is a blue tone with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #989FBD against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#989FBD paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 199, 229, and 259 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 229, 349, and 109 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #989FBD
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 229 and saturation at 22%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 229 to 274 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 229 with its complement at 49 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #989FBD
Lightness variations at hue 229 and 22% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #989FBD
Design Use Cases for #989FBD
Muted Accent Color
With 22% saturation, #989FBD has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Soft Accent & Highlight
With 67% lightness, #989FBD has a softer, more approachable quality. It works well for hover states, subtle highlights, progress indicators, and secondary UI elements. This lightness range is particularly effective for tag backgrounds and status indicators.
Trust & Professional Identity
#989FBD sits in the blue range (hue 229). Blue is the world's most popular color for corporate identities because it conveys trust, stability, and competence. Use it for navigation bars, link text, form focus states, and any element where user confidence matters. Financial, healthcare, and technology brands rely heavily on this hue range.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #989FBD (hue 229) to its complement at hue 49. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 259. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989fbd, #bdb798);
CSS Code for #989FBD
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Colors visually similar to #989FBD based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
Use This Color in Design Tools
Apply #989FBD across image editing and color design tools.
About Color #989FBD (#989FBD)
#989FBD is a blue color (colour) with RGB channel values of 152 red, 159 green, and 189 blue. The blue channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 229 degrees with 22% saturation and 67% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #989FBD is 160/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This is a medium-brightness color that can work with either dark or light text depending on font weight and size. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow, and 26% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #989FBD against white is 2.62:1 and against black is 8.03:1. This does not meet AA requirements on white. Use it on dark backgrounds where it achieves 8.03:1, or use it exclusively for decorative purposes.
The complementary colour #BDB798 creates maximum visual tension when paired with #989FBD. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #98B2BD and #A498BD, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #989FBD
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #989FBD?
- #989FBD is Color #989FBD, a blue color (colour) with RGB(152, 159, 189), HSL(229, 22%, 67%), and CMYK(20%, 16%, 0%, 26%). Its perceived brightness is 160/255.
- Is #989FBD accessible for text?
- Against white, #989FBD has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 8.03:1 (passes AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #989FBD?
- The complementary colour is #BDB798 (hue 49). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #98B2BD and #A498BD. The triadic palette adds #BD989F and #9FBD98 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #989FBD in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #989fbd; or rgb(152, 159, 189); or hsl(229, 22%, 67%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 229 22% 67%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.