What color is #929DBB?

#929DBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929DBB?

The RGB value is 146, 157, 187: 146 red, 157 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929DBB?

The complementary color is #BBB092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929DBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929DBB color

#929DBB rgb(146, 157, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #929DBB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 61.6% green and 73.3% blue (146, 157, 187).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#929DBB color codes

HEX	`#929DBB`
RGB	`rgb(146, 157, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 61.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.81, 2.66, -16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.81, 17, 278.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.878, 33.812, 51.798)`
Decimal	`9608635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929DBB, 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 #929DBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929DBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #929DBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929dbb; }
.text { color: #929dbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929dbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 157 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929dbb, #9b92bb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #929DBB?: #929DBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929DBB?: The RGB value is 146, 157, 187: 146 red, 157 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929DBB?: The complementary color is #BBB092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929DBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.