What color is #9092BF?

#9092BF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9092BF?

The RGB value is 144, 146, 191: 144 red, 146 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9092BF?

The complementary color is #BFBD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9092BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9092BF color

#9092BF rgb(144, 146, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9092BF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 57.3% green and 74.9% blue (144, 146, 191).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 27% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#9092BF color codes

HEX	`#9092BF`
RGB	`rgb(144, 146, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 57.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 27%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 24%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.87, 9.21, -23.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.87, 25.28, 291.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.182, 30.248, 53.476)`
Decimal	`9474751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9092BF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9092BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9092BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9092BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9092bf; }
.text { color: #9092bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9092bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 146 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9092bf, #a690bf); }

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Questions

What color is #9092BF?: #9092BF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9092BF?: The RGB value is 144, 146, 191: 144 red, 146 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9092BF?: The complementary color is #BFBD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9092BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.