What color is #929EC4?

#929EC4 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 #929EC4?

The RGB value is 146, 158, 196: 146 red, 158 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929EC4?

The complementary color is #C4B892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929EC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929EC4 color

#929EC4 rgb(146, 158, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #929EC4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 62% green and 76.9% blue (146, 158, 196).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 30% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#929EC4 color codes

HEX	`#929EC4`
RGB	`rgb(146, 158, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 62%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 30%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.4, 4.24, -20.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.4, 21.36, 281.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.042, 34.549, 57.089)`
Decimal	`9608900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929EC4, 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 #929EC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929EC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #929EC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929ec4; }
.text { color: #929ec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929ec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 158 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929ec4, #9f92c4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #929EC4?: #929EC4 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 #929EC4?: The RGB value is 146, 158, 196: 146 red, 158 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929EC4?: The complementary color is #C4B892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929EC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.