#989CD9
Wisteria · light cool blue
About #989CD9
With the hex code #989CD9, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 61% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Wisteria and Cornflower — a ΔE of 16.0 — followed by Cornflower. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D9D598, a vanilla shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #989CD9?
With the hex code #989CD9, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 61% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #989CD9?
Use black text. Black on #989CD9 has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #989CD9?
Its complementary colour is #D9D598, and analogous partners are #98BDD9 and #B498D9.