What color is #92A7CE?

#92A7CE 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 #92A7CE?

The RGB value is 146, 167, 206: 146 red, 167 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92A7CE?

The complementary color is #CEB992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92A7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92A7CE color

#92A7CE rgb(146, 167, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #92A7CE is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 65.5% green and 80.8% blue (146, 167, 206).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#92A7CE color codes

HEX	`#92A7CE`
RGB	`rgb(146, 167, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 65.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 19%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.17, 1.65, -22.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.17, 22.31, 274.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.81, 38.203, 63.815)`
Decimal	`9611214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92A7CE, 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 #92A7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92A7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #92A7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92a7ce; }
.text { color: #92a7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92a7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 167 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92a7ce, #9b92ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #92A7CE?: #92A7CE 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 #92A7CE?: The RGB value is 146, 167, 206: 146 red, 167 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92A7CE?: The complementary color is #CEB992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92A7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.