What color is #929EBE?

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

What is the RGB value of #929EBE?

The RGB value is 146, 158, 190: 146 red, 158 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929EBE?

The complementary color is #BEB292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929EBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929EBE color

#929EBE rgb(146, 158, 190)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 62% green and 74.5% blue (146, 158, 190).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#929EBE color codes

HEX	`#929EBE`
RGB	`rgb(146, 158, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 62%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 17%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.19, 2.8, -17.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.19, 18.13, 278.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.373, 34.282, 53.564)`
Decimal	`9608894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929EBE, 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 #929EBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929EBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #929EBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929ebe; }
.text { color: #929ebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929ebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 158 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929ebe, #9c92be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #929EBE?: #929EBE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929EBE?: The RGB value is 146, 158, 190: 146 red, 158 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929EBE?: The complementary color is #BEB292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929EBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.