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#92abc2

a light, soft blue · cool · closest name: Light Steel Blue

Token name suggestion: Drift Sapphire

RGB
146, 171, 194
HSL
209°, 28%, 67%
CMYK
25, 12, 0, 24
Luminance
0.3913

#92abc2 is a light soft blue, 209° on the wheel and 90/100 on the cool side. Put black text on it (8.83:1). As text it scores 2.38:1 on white — use #567899 instead. Nearest name is Light Steel Blue, nearest Tailwind family is sky.

hsl(209 28% 67%)rgb(146 171 194)Base step 400AAA inkCool

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #92abc2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#92abc2
Hue
209°
blue
Saturation
28%
soft
Lightness
67%
light
Brightness
76%
HSV value
Perceived
65%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3913
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
90/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
8.83:1
Closest name
Light Steel Blue
ΔE2000 7.5
Chroma
15.0
LCH, 0–130ish
OKLCH L
0.730
perceptual lightness
Tailwind
sky
500 · ΔE 13.6
Web-safe
#9999CC
nearest of 216
Where it sits
Hue209° of 360°
Saturation28%
Lightness67%
Saturation × lightness field

Left edge is grey, right edge is full chroma; top is white, bottom is black. The dot is #92abc2.

Temperature
Warm ← → Cool90% cool

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

Luminance by channel
Red16%
Green74%
Blue10%

Green carries most of what the eye calls brightness — that is why WCAG weights it 0.7152.

Every format

HEX#92abc2
HEX (8-digit)#92abc2ff
RGBrgb(146, 171, 194)
RGBArgba(146, 171, 194, 1)
HSLhsl(209, 28%, 67%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 25%, 76%)
HWBhwb(209 57% 24%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 24%)
LABlab(68.8 -3.4 -14.6)
LCHlch(68.8 15.0 256.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.730 0.043 246.2)
XYZ (D65)xyz(36.15, 39.13, 56.68)
Decimal9612226
Display P3color(display-p3 0.573 0.671 0.761)
Web-safe#9999CC

Copy-ready code

every platformclick to select
/* CSS */
color: #92abc2;
background-color: #92abc2;
/* CSS custom property */
--brand: #92abc2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#92abc2] bg-[#92abc2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #92abc2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.573, green: 0.671, blue: 0.761)
/* UIKit */
UIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.671, blue: 0.761, alpha: 1)
/* Android XML */
<color name="brand">#92ABC2</color>
/* Android Compose */
Color(0xFF92ABC2)
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF92ABC2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(194, 171, 146)
/* Python / PIL (RGB) */
(146, 171, 194)
/* Java AWT */
new Color(146, 171, 194)
/* .NET */
Color.FromArgb(255, 146, 171, 194)
/* OpenGL / Unity (0–1) */
(0.5725f, 0.6706f, 0.7608f, 1f)
/* LaTeX */
\definecolor{brand}{RGB}{146,171,194}
modern cssclick to select
/* mix without leaving CSS */
background: color-mix(in oklab, #92abc2 85%, white);
border-color: color-mix(in oklab, #92abc2 40%, transparent);
/* theme-aware in one line */
color: light-dark(#2E4052, #D8E1E9);
/* relative colour syntax */
--hover: hsl(from #92abc2 h s calc(l - 7));

Design tokens

The same ramp in the four formats a team actually needs. Paste one and the whole palette lands with it.

css custom propertiesclick to select
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F7F9;
  --brand-100: #ECF0F3;
  --brand-200: #D6DEE6;
  --brand-300: #B7C8D7;
  --brand-400: #92abc2;
  --brand-500: #6F90AE;
  --brand-600: #587C9D;
  --brand-700: #496783;
  --brand-800: #3B5369;
  --brand-900: #2D3E4D;
  --brand-950: #1C2730;
  --brand: #92abc2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
  --brand-surface: #F5F7FA;
  --brand-border: #CBD7E2;
  --brand-hover: #7B99B5;
  --brand-pressed: #6488A8;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --brand-surface: #141C24;
    --brand-ink: #D8E1E9;
  }
}
tailwind.config.jsclick to select
theme: {
  extend: {
    colors: {
      brand: {
        50: '#F6F7F9',
        100: '#ECF0F3',
        200: '#D6DEE6',
        300: '#B7C8D7',
        400: '#92abc2',
        500: '#6F90AE',
        600: '#587C9D',
        700: '#496783',
        800: '#3B5369',
        900: '#2D3E4D',
        950: '#1C2730',
        DEFAULT: '#92abc2',
      },
    },
  },
}
scss mapclick to select
$brand: (
  '50': #F6F7F9,
  '100': #ECF0F3,
  '200': #D6DEE6,
  '300': #B7C8D7,
  '400': #92abc2,
  '500': #6F90AE,
  '600': #587C9D,
  '700': #496783,
  '800': #3B5369,
  '900': #2D3E4D,
  '950': #1C2730,
);
$brand-base: #92abc2;
$brand-ink: #000000;

@function brand($step) { @return map-get($brand, $step); }
w3c design tokens (json)click to select
{
  "color": {
    "brand": {
      "50": { "$value": "#F6F7F9", "$type": "color" },
      "100": { "$value": "#ECF0F3", "$type": "color" },
      "200": { "$value": "#D6DEE6", "$type": "color" },
      "300": { "$value": "#B7C8D7", "$type": "color" },
      "400": { "$value": "#92abc2", "$type": "color" },
      "500": { "$value": "#6F90AE", "$type": "color" },
      "600": { "$value": "#587C9D", "$type": "color" },
      "700": { "$value": "#496783", "$type": "color" },
      "800": { "$value": "#3B5369", "$type": "color" },
      "900": { "$value": "#2D3E4D", "$type": "color" },
      "950": { "$value": "#1C2730", "$type": "color" }
    },
    "brandInk": { "$value": "#000000", "$type": "color" }
  }
}

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 #92abc2 · 8.83:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
12px
Aa
16px
Aa
24px
Aa
White text · 2.38:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.83:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #92abc2 as text scores 2.38:1 on white and 8.83:1 on black.
Best tinted ink on it, if plain black or white feels flat: #2E4052 at 4.48:1.

Make it accessible

A contrast checker tells you that you failed. This tells you what to ship instead — same hue, same saturation, lightness moved only as far as WCAG demands.

The quick fox
#567899 · 4.62:1
AA on white−20% L
#567899
The quick fox
#405971 · 7.28:1
AAA on white−32% L
#405971
The quick fox
#92abc2 · 8.83:1
AA on blackalready passes
#92abc2
The quick fox
#92abc2 · 8.83:1
AAA on blackalready passes
#92abc2

Large text — 24px regular or 18.66px bold and above — only needs 3:1, so #7897B3 is enough for headings on white. Non-text elements such as icons, chart strokes and focus rings also sit at 3:1 under WCAG 2.2 (1.4.11).

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#92abc2 on white: 2.38:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#92abc2 on black: 8.83:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Against the neutral ladder

Contrast is symmetric, so each row covers both directions: #92abc2 as text on that neutral, and that neutral as text on #92abc2.

NeutralRatioBoth directions
White2.38:1AaAa
Slate 502.27:1AaAa
Slate 1002.17:1AaAa
Slate 2001.93:1AaAa
Slate 3001.60:1AaAa
Slate 4001.08:1AaAa
Slate 5002.00:1AaAa
Slate 6003.18:1AaAa
Slate 7004.35:1AaAa
Slate 8006.15:1AaAa
Slate 9007.50:1AaAa
Black8.83:1AaAa
Colour vision deficiency
true color
protanopia · #A2ABC3
deuteranopia · #9CA6C2
tritanopia · #85B0B2

Roughly one man in twelve has some form of colour vision deficiency. If any of the three panels above is hard to tell apart from a neighbouring colour in your palette, add a shape, an icon or a label so the meaning does not rest on hue alone.

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #92abc2 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.

#F6F7F9
#ECF0F3
#D6DEE6
#B7C8D7
#92abc2
#6F90AE
#587C9D
#496783
#3B5369
#2D3E4D
#1C2730
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F6F7F9Darkest = 950 · #1C2730Text step on white = 700
Perceptual ramp — OKLCH

The same eleven steps expressed in OKLCH, where equal lightness numbers actually look equally spaced. HSL ramps go muddy in the yellows and washed out in the blues; this one does not. Modern browsers render it natively — the hex ramp above is the fallback.

50100200300400500600700800900950
oklch tokensclick to select
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.97 0.011 246.2);
  --brand-100: oklch(0.94 0.017 246.2);
  --brand-200: oklch(0.88 0.026 246.2);
  --brand-300: oklch(0.80 0.034 246.2);
  --brand-400: oklch(0.72 0.040 246.2);
  --brand-500: oklch(0.64 0.043 246.2);
  --brand-600: oklch(0.56 0.043 246.2);
  --brand-700: oklch(0.48 0.041 246.2);
  --brand-800: oklch(0.40 0.037 246.2);
  --brand-900: oklch(0.32 0.030 246.2);
  --brand-950: oklch(0.24 0.024 246.2);
}

Colors that work with #92abc2

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#F5F7FA
Tinted page background
Border#CBD7E2
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#527493
Captions on the surface
Accent#865446
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#2E4052
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EFF2F6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#141C24
Dark-mode background
Hover#7B99B5
One step down in lightness
Pressed#6488A8
Two steps down
Disabled#DCE2E9
Chroma pulled out
Focus ring#98B5D1
Offset from the fill so it reads
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

In real components

The same eight roles, wired into the interface patterns you will actually build with them. Every state below is a computed value, not a mock-up.

Buttons and states
Save changesHoverPressedDisabled
OutlineSubtleLinkFocused
Form field
you@company.com

Focus ring uses the light variant so the field still reads as one shape.

Send me product updates
Notice
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NewBetaDraft
Data
Storage used68%
Acme LtdActive
NorthwindTrial
GlobexActive

How to use #92abc2

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

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate
Minimum size as text on white
Not as text
Safe as a fill behind white type
No — use #2E4052
Safe as a 1px border on white
No — use #7897B3

Meaning and mood

What a colour in this family tends to signal, and how this particular chroma and lightness change the reading.

trustedcalmcompetentcorporate

The default of institutions for a reason: blue is read as stable and safe across nearly every culture that has been surveyed.

The muted chroma softens the association — it reads considered rather than loud, which suits long-form and data-heavy screens. The lightness keeps it airy and approachable.

Worth knowing

It is also the most crowded hue on the web. Distinctiveness has to come from your other choices.

Reads as
  • FormalityMedium
  • EnergyMedium
  • Weight33/100
  • TemperatureCool
  • ApproachabilityReserved

Colour associations are cultural and vary by market. Treat these as a starting point for a conversation with your audience, not a finding about them.

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#C2A992
Analogous left#92C2C1
Analogous right#9293C2
Split-complement 1#C29293
Split-complement 2#C2C192
Triadic 1#C292AB
Triadic 2#ABC292
Tetradic#C192C2
On the wheel
Base+30°−30°+120°+240°+180°209°

#92abc2 sits at 209°. Every dot is a harmony position and links to its own page in the table alongside.

RGB percentages

Red57.3%
Green67.1%
Blue76.1%
R · 0–255
146
0x92
G · 0–255
171
0xab
B · 0–255
194
0xc2

CMYK percentages

Cyan24.7%
Magenta11.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)23.9%

Total ink coverage is 61%. Most commercial presses cap around 300% — above that, sheets stop drying properly.

Color previews

#92abc2 text on a black background

contrast 8.83:1

Card sample

#92abc2 text on a white background

contrast 2.38:1

Card sample

#92abc2 on grey

2.17:1

#92abc2 on its own surface

2.22:1

#92abc2 on its dark surface

7.23:1

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #92abc2;
Background color
Panel with #92abc2 background
background-color: #92abc2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #92abc2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(146, 171, 194, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(146, 171, 194, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #92abc2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #92abc2, #9992C2);
Gradient text

Gradient headline

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #92abc2, #A592C2);
-webkit-background-clip: text;
color: transparent;
Focus ring
Focused control
outline: 2px solid #92abc2;
outline-offset: 3px;
Underline & caret

Marked up text

text-decoration-color: #92abc2;
caret-color: #92abc2;
Left rule
Pull quote or callout
border-left: 4px solid #92abc2;
Ring + tint
Selected chip
background: #EFF2F6;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #92abc2;
Conic badge
68%
background: conic-gradient(#92abc2 68%, #e2e8f0 0);

Transparency

What each alpha value actually composites to. The top row is #92abc2 over white; the bottom row is the same alpha over a checkerboard, so you can see what survives on a photo or a video.

Bottom row of hexes is the flattened result over white — use those when a design tool refuses transparency, or when you need a solid fallback.

alpha in every syntaxclick to select
rgba(146, 171, 194, 0.5)
rgb(146 171 194 / 50%)
#92abc280
hsl(209 28% 67% / 50%)
color-mix(in srgb, #92abc2 50%, transparent)
Alpha8-digit hexFlat on white
10%#92abc21a#F4F7F9
20%#92abc233#E9EEF3
40%#92abc266#D3DDE7
60%#92abc299#BECDDA
80%#92abc2cc#A8BCCE

Gradients from #92abc2

Six recipes, each built from this hex and shown with the exact CSS that produced it.

Elevation
Same hue, three lightnesses — safe anywhere
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #B9C9D8, #92abc2 45%, #2E4052);
Duotone
A short hue run reads richer than a flat fill
background: linear-gradient(120deg, #92abc2, #8C7FB7);
Complement sweep
Loud — keep it behind large type only
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #92abc2, #C2A992);
Spotlight
Hero panels and app headers
background: radial-gradient(120% 120% at 20% 0%, #CDD8E3 0%, #92abc2 45%, #2E4052 100%);
Soft wash
Section backgrounds that stay readable
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #F5F7FA, #ffffff);
Mesh
Ambient background, no image weight
background: radial-gradient(60% 60% at 15% 20%, #B3D4D1 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(55% 55% at 85% 15%, #A8A6CD 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(70% 70% at 50% 95%, #2E4052 0%, transparent 65%), #92abc2;

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #92abc2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Tones — desaturated

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.

#92abc2 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.

On screens

Holds up across typical panel gamma. Still worth checking on an uncalibrated laptop, where mid-tones shift most.

In dark mode

Usable as-is on a dark surface at 8.83:1.

Explore nearby colors

Small, deliberate steps away from this hex — useful when you are hunting for the version of a colour that finally feels right.

#92abc2, answered

What color is #92abc2?

#92abc2 is a light soft blue, closest to Light Steel Blue (ΔE2000 7.5). It sits at 209° on the hue wheel with 28% saturation and 67% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #92abc2?

rgb(146, 171, 194) — 146 red, 171 green and 194 blue out of 255, or 57.3% / 67.1% / 76.1% by channel.

What is #92abc2 in HSL and HSV?

hsl(209, 28%, 67%) and hsv(209, 25%, 76%). HSL is what CSS takes; HSV is what your design tool's picker shows, which is why the saturation numbers rarely match.

Is #92abc2 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3913 and perceived brightness is 65%, so black text on it reaches 8.83:1.

Should I use black or white text on #92abc2?

Black. It scores 8.83:1 against #92abc2, versus 2.38:1 for white — AAA at any size.

Is #92abc2 accessible on a white background?

#92abc2 on white scores 2.38:1, which fails WCAG AA at every size. Darken it to #567899 to reach 4.5:1, or #405971 for 7:1.

What is the complementary color of #92abc2?

#C2A992 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C29293 and #C2C192, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #92abc2?

For interface work: #F5F7FA as the surface, #CBD7E2 for borders, #527493 for secondary text, #865446 as an accent and #2E4052 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #92C2C1 and #9293C2 stays calm, while #C2A992 is the loudest partner.

What is #92abc2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 24%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #92abc2 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 90 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #9299C2; nudged cooler, #809CBB.

Which Tailwind color is closest to #92abc2?

The sky family — its 500 step is #0ea5e9, ΔE2000 13.6 away. That is a visible difference, so define #92abc2 as a custom token rather than reaching for the built-in.

How do I use #92abc2 in Tailwind CSS?

Inline it as an arbitrary value with bg-[#92abc2] or text-[#92abc2], or register the whole ramp under theme.extend.colors.brand so you get bg-brand-500 and friends. The generated 50–950 scale on this page is ready to paste into your config.

What is #92abc2 with 50% opacity?

rgba(146, 171, 194, 0.5), or #92abc280 in eight-digit hex. Over white that composites to #C9D5E1; over black, #495661.

Is #92abc2 a web-safe color?

No. The nearest web-safe colour is #9999CC, ΔE2000 12.2 away. The palette only matters for legacy displays and some email clients now.

What does the color #92abc2 mean?

As a blue, it reads trusted, calm, competent. The default of institutions for a reason: blue is read as stable and safe across nearly every culture that has been surveyed. At this moderate chroma the association is present but not shouted.

What gradient works with #92abc2?

The safest is same-hue elevation: linear-gradient(135deg, #B9C9D8, #92abc2 45%, #2E4052). For more colour, a short hue run to #8C7FB7 keeps it rich without turning muddy.

Work with #92abc2 in the Color Lab

Every tool opens with this colour already loaded.

Every value on this page is computed from #92abc2 at request time — conversions, contrast ratios and ΔE distances are calculated, never looked up.