What color is #928EB5?

#928EB5 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 #928EB5?

The RGB value is 146, 142, 181: 146 red, 142 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928EB5?

The complementary color is #B1B58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928EB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928EB5 color

#928EB5 rgb(146, 142, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #928EB5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 55.7% green and 71% blue (146, 142, 181).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 22% 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 6.76:1).

#928EB5 color codes

HEX	`#928EB5`
RGB	`rgb(146, 142, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 55.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.6, 9.76, -19.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.6, 22.09, 296.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.866, 28.793, 47.691)`
Decimal	`9604789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928EB5, 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 #928EB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928EB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #928EB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928eb5; }
.text { color: #928eb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928eb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 142 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928eb5, #a68eb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #928EB5?: #928EB5 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 #928EB5?: The RGB value is 146, 142, 181: 146 red, 142 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928EB5?: The complementary color is #B1B58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928EB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.