Information about #989AEB color
Basic facts about this digital color
#989AEB is a energetic, saturated deep-sea blue that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Light Phthalo Blue (#8B96E7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Portage (#8B9FEE) and Light Persian Blue (#968BE7).
The recipe behind #989AEB is rgb(152, 154, 235), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #989AEB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#989AEB color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#989AEB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#989AEB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#989AEB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#989AEB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#989AEB color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #989AEB color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #989AEB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8B96E7
#8B9FEE
#968BE7
#8BA2E7
#A899E6
#8F8CE7
#8F99FB
#AAA4E3
#9FA2D7
#8B98D8
#9EAAFF
#88ACE0
#989AEB color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#989AEB
- RGB152, 154, 235
- CMYK33, 32, 0, 8
- CSSrgb(152, 154, 235)
- HSL239°, 67%, 76%
- HSL Precise238.554°, 67.48%, 75.882%
- HSV239°, 35%, 92%
- HSB239°, 35%, 92%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.922
- GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.604, 0.922)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.604, 0.922, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.604, 0.922)
- Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB92.2%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID989AEB
- DECIMAL ID10001131
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
