What color is #929FBE?

#929FBE 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 #929FBE?

The RGB value is 146, 159, 190: 146 red, 159 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929FBE?

The complementary color is #BEB192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929FBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929FBE color

#929FBE rgb(146, 159, 190)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 62.4% green and 74.5% blue (146, 159, 190).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#929FBE color codes

HEX	`#929FBE`
RGB	`rgb(146, 159, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 62.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 16%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.45, 2.24, -17.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.45, 17.64, 277.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.544, 34.624, 53.621)`
Decimal	`9609150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929FBE, 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 #929FBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929FBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #929FBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929fbe; }
.text { color: #929fbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929fbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 159 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929fbe, #9b92be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #929FBE?: #929FBE 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 #929FBE?: The RGB value is 146, 159, 190: 146 red, 159 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929FBE?: The complementary color is #BEB192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929FBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.