What color is #928EB4?

#928EB4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928EB4?

The RGB value is 146, 142, 180: 146 red, 142 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928EB4?

The complementary color is #B0B48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928EB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928EB4 color

#928EB4 rgb(146, 142, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #928EB4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 55.7% green and 70.6% blue (146, 142, 180).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#928EB4 color codes

HEX	`#928EB4`
RGB	`rgb(146, 142, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 55.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.56, 9.53, -19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.56, 21.53, 296.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.763, 28.752, 47.153)`
Decimal	`9604788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928EB4, 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 #928EB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928EB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	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 #928EB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928eb4; }
.text { color: #928eb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928eb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 142 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928eb4, #a58eb4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #928EB4?: #928EB4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928EB4?: The RGB value is 146, 142, 180: 146 red, 142 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928EB4?: The complementary color is #B0B48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928EB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.