What color is #92AEFF?

#92AEFF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92AEFF?

The RGB value is 146, 174, 255: 146 red, 174 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92AEFF?

The complementary color is #FFE392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92AEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92AEFF color

#92AEFF rgb(146, 174, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #92AEFF is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 68.2% green and 100% blue (146, 174, 255).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 100% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#92AEFF color codes

HEX	`#92AEFF`
RGB	`rgb(146, 174, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 68.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 100%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 43%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 32%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.96, 10.66, -43.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.96, 44.45, 283.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.034, 43.601, 100.631)`
Decimal	`9613055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92AEFF, 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 #92AEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92AEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #92AEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92aeff; }
.text { color: #92aeff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92aeff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 174 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92aeff, #ac92ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #92AEFF?: #92AEFF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92AEFF?: The RGB value is 146, 174, 255: 146 red, 174 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92AEFF?: The complementary color is #FFE392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92AEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.