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#92AAE3 Color

#92AAE3 is rgb(146, 170, 227) in RGB, hsl(222, 59%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 25%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#92AAE3
HEX#92AAE3
RGBrgb(146, 170, 227)
HSLhsl(222, 59%, 73%)
HSVhsv(222, 36%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 25%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.087 266.7)
LABlab(69.38% 1.78 -31.80)
LCHlch(69.38% 31.85 273.21)

What #92AAE3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #92AAE3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#92AAE3 Channel Values

How #92AAE3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 146 · G 170 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 222° · S 59% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 222° · S 36% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.31:1 vs white · 9.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #92AAE3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #92AAE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #92AAE3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #92AAE3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #92AAE3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#92AAE3
Protanopia#A6A6E3
Protanomaly#9FA8E3
Deuteranopia#A3A3E3
Deuteranomaly#9CA6E3
Tritanopia#87B3B3
Tritanomaly#8BAFC8
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

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Using #92AAE3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-92aae3: #92AAE3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #92AAE3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-92aae3': '#92AAE3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.667, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_92aae3">#92AAE3</color>
SVG fillfill="#92AAE3"

More Blue Colors

#92AAE3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#92AAE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #92AAE3?

#92AAE3 is a light blue — rgb(146, 170, 227) in RGB and hsl(222, 59%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.76.

What is the RGB value of #92AAE3?

#92AAE3 is rgb(146, 170, 227) — red 146, green 170, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #92AAE3?

#92AAE3 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 25%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #92AAE3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #92AAE3 scores 2.31:1 against white and 9.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #92AAE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #92AAE3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 19.2, which is visibly different.

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