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#989DFD

#989dfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#989dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.92% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 237.03°, with 96.19% saturation and 79.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 9.84.

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Relative luminance0.3788

Complementary

  1. #989dfd
  2. #fdf898

Split complementary

  1. #989dfd
  2. #fdc598
  3. #cffd98

Analogous

  1. #98cffd
  2. #989dfd
  3. #c598fd

Triadic

  1. #989dfd
  2. #fd989d
  3. #9dfd98

Tetradic

  1. #989dfd
  2. #f898fd
  3. #fdf898
  4. #9dfd98

Square

  1. #989dfd
  2. #fd98cf
  3. #fdf898
  4. #98fdc5

Monochromatic

  1. #0511f7
  2. #4d56fc
  3. #989dfd
  4. #e3e4fe
  5. #ebecff

Shades

#989dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #989dfd
  2. #898de4
  3. #7a7eca
  4. #6a6eb1
  5. #5b5e98
  6. #4c4f7f
  7. #3d3f65
  8. #2e2f4c
  9. #1e1f33
  10. #0f1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#989dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #989dfd
  2. #a2a7fd
  3. #adb1fd
  4. #b7bafe
  5. #c1c4fe
  6. #cccefe
  7. #d6d8fe
  8. #e0e2fe
  9. #eaebff
  10. #f5f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#989dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #989dfd
  2. #969af1
  3. #9397e4
  4. #9194d8
  5. #8e91cb
  6. #8c8fbf
  7. #8a8cb2
  8. #8789a6
  9. #858699
  10. #82838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a2ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ca9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #76a2fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #79b0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88a5ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85a0fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87a9dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-989dfd {
  color: #989dfd;
}
Background
.bg-989dfd {
  background-color: #989dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-989dfd {
  border: 2px solid #989dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #989dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 96% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-989dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989dfd, #c598fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-989dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.84 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.88 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.45 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.50 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.84 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 13.98 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 14.04 #676202 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#989dfd  rgb(152, 157, 253)  hsl(237, 96%, 79%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdf898  rgb(253, 248, 152)  hsl(57, 96%, 79%)  Pastel Yellow
#fd989d  rgb(253, 152, 157)  hsl(357, 96%, 79%)  Salmon Pink
#9dfd98  rgb(157, 253, 152)  hsl(117, 96%, 79%)  Pale Green