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#9192df

a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: Cornflower Blue

RGB
145, 146, 223
HSL
239°, 55%, 72%
CMYK
35, 35, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3191

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #9192df is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#9192df
Hue
239°
blue
Saturation
55%
vivid
Lightness
72%
light
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
61%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3191
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
84/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
7.38:1
Closest name
Cornflower Blue
ΔE2000 10.5
Where it sits
Hue239° of 360°
Saturation55%
Lightness72%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool84% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#9192df
RGBrgb(145, 146, 223)
HSLhsl(239, 55%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 35%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(63.3 17.6 -39.3)
LCHlch(63.3 43.0 294.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.690 0.112 282.5)
Decimal9540319
Display P3color(display-p3 0.569 0.573 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9192df;
background-color: #9192df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9192df] bg-[#9192df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9192df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.569, green: 0.573, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9192df")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF9192DF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 146, 145)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #9192df · 7.38:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.85:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.38:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #9192df as text scores 2.85:1 on white and 7.38:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9192df on white: 2.85:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9192df on black: 7.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #7A9CE2
deuteranopia · #7797DD
tritanopia · #7CA1AE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #9192df is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4F4FB
#E9E9F6
#CECEEE
#A8A9E6
#9192df
#5153CC
#3739BE
#2E2F9E
#25267E
#1E1F5C
#13133A
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F4F4FBDarkest = 950 · #13133A
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4F4FB;
  --brand-100: #E9E9F6;
  --brand-200: #CECEEE;
  --brand-300: #A8A9E6;
  --brand-400: #9192df;
  --brand-500: #5153CC;
  --brand-600: #3739BE;
  --brand-700: #2E2F9E;
  --brand-800: #25267E;
  --brand-900: #1E1F5C;
  --brand-950: #13133A;
  --brand: #9192df;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #9192df

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#C0C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B4C9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#A2832A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1D1E63
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EBEBF9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#141424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #9192df

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#DFDE91
Analogous left#91B9DF
Analogous right#B791DF
Split-complement 1#DFB791
Split-complement 2#B9DF91
Triadic 1#DF9192
Triadic 2#92DF91
Tetradic#DF91B9

RGB percentages

Red56.9%
Green57.3%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan35.0%
Magenta34.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#9192df text on a black background

contrast 7.38:1

Card sample

#9192df text on a white background

contrast 2.85:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9192df;
Background color
Panel with #9192df background
background-color: #9192df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9192df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(145, 146, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(145, 146, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9192df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9192df, #C491DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9192df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#9192df in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#9192df, answered

What color is #9192df?

#9192df is a light vivid blue, closest to Cornflower Blue (ΔE2000 10.5). It sits at 239° on the hue wheel with 55% saturation and 72% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #9192df?

rgb(145, 146, 223) — 145 red, 146 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 56.9% / 57.3% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #9192df a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3191 and perceived brightness is 61%, so black text on it reaches 7.38:1.

Should I use black or white text on #9192df?

Black. It scores 7.38:1 against #9192df, versus 2.85:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #9192df?

#DFDE91 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DFB791 and #B9DF91, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #9192df?

For interface work: #F4F4FA as the surface, #C0C0ED for borders, #4B4C9B for secondary text, #A2832A as an accent and #1D1E63 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #91B9DF and #B791DF stays calm, while #DFDE91 is the loudest partner.

What is #9192df in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(35%, 35%, 0%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #9192df warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 84 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #AD91DF; nudged cooler, #90ABE0.

Work with #9192df in the Color Lab