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#92BEE8 Color

#92BEE8 is rgb(146, 190, 232) in RGB, hsl(209, 65%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 18%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#92BEE8
HEX#92BEE8
RGBrgb(146, 190, 232)
HSLhsl(209, 65%, 74%)
HSVhsv(209, 37%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 18%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.076 247.6)
LABlab(74.95% -7.36 -26.01)
LCHlch(74.95% 27.03 254.21)

What #92BEE8 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 #92BEE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#92BEE8 Channel Values

How #92BEE8 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 190 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 209° · S 65% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 209° · S 37% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #92BEE8 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #92BEE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #92BEE8; 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 #92BEE8

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 #92BEE8 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#92BEE8
Protanopia#B7B7E8
Protanomaly#AABAE8
Deuteranopia#B1B1E9
Deuteranomaly#A6B6E8
Tritanopia#89C4C4
Tritanomaly#8DC2D3
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #92BEE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-92bee8: #92BEE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #92BEE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-92bee8': '#92BEE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.745, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_92bee8">#92BEE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#92BEE8"

More Blue Colors

#92BEE8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#92BEE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #92BEE8?

#92BEE8 is a light blue — rgb(146, 190, 232) in RGB and hsl(209, 65%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.87.

What is the RGB value of #92BEE8?

#92BEE8 is rgb(146, 190, 232) — red 146, green 190, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #92BEE8?

#92BEE8 converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 18%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #92BEE8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #92BEE8 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #92BEE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #92BEE8 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 8.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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