Information about #9989CF color

#9989CF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9989CF falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 137, 207) — 60% red, 53.7% green, 81.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 21 / 27 / 0 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9989CF presents itself as a clearly saturated deep-sea blue — one 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 Unicorn (#9F90D0). Slightly further away sit Sabrina Violet (#A285D1) and Cold Purple (#9D8ABF).

The recipe behind #9989CF is rgb(153, 137, 207), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9989CF: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9989CF color variations

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

#9989CF 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9989CF

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

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Perrywinkle color link
Perrywinkle

#8F8CE7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9989CF
  • RGB153, 137, 207
  • CMYK21, 27, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(153, 137, 207)
  • HSL254°, 42%, 67%
  • HSL Precise253.714°, 42.169%, 67.451%
  • HSV254°, 34%, 81%
  • HSB254°, 34%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.537, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.537, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.537, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9989CF
  • DECIMAL ID10062287
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01