What color is #929BC2?

#929BC2 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 #929BC2?

The RGB value is 146, 155, 194: 146 red, 155 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929BC2?

The complementary color is #C2B992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929BC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929BC2 color

#929BC2 rgb(146, 155, 194)

Shades of blue

The hex color #929BC2 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 60.8% green and 76.1% blue (146, 155, 194).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 28% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#929BC2 color codes

HEX	`#929BC2`
RGB	`rgb(146, 155, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 60.8%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 28%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 20%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.52, 5.44, -21.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.52, 21.84, 284.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.31, 33.448, 55.73)`
Decimal	`9608130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929BC2, 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 #929BC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929BC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #929BC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929bc2; }
.text { color: #929bc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929bc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 155 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929bc2, #a192c2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #929BC2?: #929BC2 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 #929BC2?: The RGB value is 146, 155, 194: 146 red, 155 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929BC2?: The complementary color is #C2B992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929BC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.