What color is #92A2E6?

#92A2E6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92A2E6?

The RGB value is 146, 162, 230: 146 red, 162 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92A2E6?

The complementary color is #E6D692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92A2E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92A2E6 color

#92A2E6 rgb(146, 162, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #92A2E6 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 63.5% green and 90.2% blue (146, 162, 230).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 63% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#92A2E6 color codes

HEX	`#92A2E6`
RGB	`rgb(146, 162, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 63.5%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 63%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 37%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 30%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.77, 10.63, -36.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.77, 37.61, 286.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.053, 37.663, 80.06)`
Decimal	`9609958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92A2E6, 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 #92A2E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92A2E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #92A2E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92a2e6; }
.text { color: #92a2e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92a2e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 162 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92a2e6, #ac92e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #92A2E6?: #92A2E6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92A2E6?: The RGB value is 146, 162, 230: 146 red, 162 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92A2E6?: The complementary color is #E6D692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92A2E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.