What color is #9492CF?

#9492CF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9492CF?

The RGB value is 148, 146, 207: 148 red, 146 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9492CF?

The complementary color is #CDCF92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9492CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9492CF color

#9492CF rgb(148, 146, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9492CF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 57.3% green and 81.2% blue (148, 146, 207).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 39% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#9492CF color codes

HEX	`#9492CF`
RGB	`rgb(148, 146, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 57.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 39%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 29%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.81, 14.38, -31.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.81, 34.21, 294.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.751, 31.358, 63.294)`
Decimal	`9736911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9492CF, 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 #9492CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9492CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #9492CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9492cf; }
.text { color: #9492cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9492cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 146 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9492cf, #b392cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9492CF?: #9492CF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9492CF?: The RGB value is 148, 146, 207: 148 red, 146 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9492CF?: The complementary color is #CDCF92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9492CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.