#92A8DB

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Lightsteelblue.

About #92A8DB

The precise color #92A8DB is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightsteelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 146, 168, and 219.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 33% cyan and 23% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 221.9° hue, 50.3% saturation, and 71.6% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#92A8DB
RGB146, 168, 219
HSL221.9°, 50.3%, 71.6%
CMYK33%, 23%, 0%, 14%
HSV221.9°, 33.3%, 85.9%
LAB68.9, 4.4, -28.3
XYZ38.6, 39.2, 72.6
Decimal9611483

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.37:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.85:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.27:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.52:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #92A8DB; }
.text-color { color: #92A8DB; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #92A8DB; }

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