What color is #92A4CE?

#92A4CE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92A4CE?

The RGB value is 146, 164, 206: 146 red, 164 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92A4CE?

The complementary color is #CEBC92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92A4CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92A4CE color

#92A4CE rgb(146, 164, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #92A4CE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 64.3% green and 80.8% blue (146, 164, 206).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#92A4CE color codes

HEX	`#92A4CE`
RGB	`rgb(146, 164, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 64.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 20%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.36, 3.33, -23.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.36, 23.72, 278.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.267, 37.117, 63.634)`
Decimal	`9610446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92A4CE, 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 #92A4CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92A4CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #92A4CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92a4ce; }
.text { color: #92a4ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92a4ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 164 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92a4ce, #9e92ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #92A4CE?: #92A4CE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92A4CE?: The RGB value is 146, 164, 206: 146 red, 164 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92A4CE?: The complementary color is #CEBC92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92A4CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.