What color is #92A4C7?

#92A4C7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92A4C7?

The RGB value is 146, 164, 199: 146 red, 164 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92A4C7?

The complementary color is #C7B592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92A4C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92A4C7 color

#92A4C7 rgb(146, 164, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #92A4C7 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 64.3% green and 78% blue (146, 164, 199).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 32% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#92A4C7 color codes

HEX	`#92A4C7`
RGB	`rgb(146, 164, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 64.3%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 32%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 27%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 18%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.11, 1.61, -19.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.11, 20.05, 274.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.435, 36.784, 59.255)`
Decimal	`9610439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92A4C7, 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 #92A4C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92A4C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #92A4C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92a4c7; }
.text { color: #92a4c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92a4c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 164 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92a4c7, #9a92c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #92A4C7?: #92A4C7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92A4C7?: The RGB value is 146, 164, 199: 146 red, 164 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92A4C7?: The complementary color is #C7B592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92A4C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.