Information about #989DFA color

#989DFA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #989DFA belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(152, 157, 250) — 59.6% red, 61.6% green, 98% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 38 / 36 / 0 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#989DFA is a pure, full-strength deep-sea blue that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Periwinkle Blue (#8F99FB). Slightly further away sit Very Light Phthalo Blue (#9EAAFF) and Portage (#8B9FEE).

The recipe behind #989DFA is rgb(152, 157, 250), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #989DFA: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#989DFA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#989DFA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#C1C4FC

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White

#FFFFFF

#989DFA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#4B54F6

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Black

#000000

#989DFA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#888DEC

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Grey

#808080

#989DFA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#98C4FA

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#98EBFA

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#989DFA 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#FAF599
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#CEFA99
#CEFA99

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#FAC599
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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.

Analogous color scheme
#C599FA
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#99CEFA
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#989DFA
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#FA999E
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#9EFA99
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#F599FA
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#FAF599
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#9EFA99
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#FA99CE
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#FAF599
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#99FAC5
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Nearest named colors to #989DFA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Periwinkle Blue color link
Periwinkle Blue

#8F99FB

Very Light Phthalo Blue color link
Very Light Phthalo Blue

#9EAAFF

Portage color link
Portage

#8B9FEE

Very Light Persian Blue color link
Very Light Persian Blue

#AA9EFF

Light Sapphire Blue color link
Light Sapphire Blue

#8BA2E7

Light Phthalo Blue color link
Light Phthalo Blue

#8B96E7

Dull Lavender color link
Dull Lavender

#A899E6

Very Light Sapphire Blue color link
Very Light Sapphire Blue

#9EB6FF

Light Persian Blue color link
Light Persian Blue

#968BE7

Perrywinkle color link
Perrywinkle

#8F8CE7

Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig color link
Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig

#AAA4E3

Very Light Indigo color link
Very Light Indigo

#B69EFF

#989DFA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#989DFA
  • RGB152, 157, 250
  • CMYK38, 36, 0, 2
  • CSSrgb(152, 157, 250)
  • HSL237°, 91%, 79%
  • HSL Precise236.939°, 90.741%, 78.824%
  • HSV237°, 39%, 98%
  • HSB237°, 39%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.616, 0.980)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.616, 0.980, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.616, 0.980)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB98%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID989DFA
  • DECIMAL ID10001914
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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