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#92d3eb

a light, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: Sky Blue

RGB
146, 211, 235
HSL
196°, 69%, 75%
CMYK
38, 10, 0, 8
Luminance
0.5870

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #92d3eb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#92d3eb
Hue
196°
cyan
Saturation
69%
vivid
Lightness
75%
light
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
77%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5870
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
94/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
12.74:1
Closest name
Sky Blue
ΔE2000 2
Where it sits
Hue196° of 360°
Saturation69%
Lightness75%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool94% 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#92d3eb
RGBrgb(146, 211, 235)
HSLhsl(196, 69%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 10%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(81.1 -14.6 -18.3)
LCHlch(81.1 23.4 231.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.832 0.074 223.1)
Decimal9622507
Display P3color(display-p3 0.573 0.827 0.922)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #92d3eb;
background-color: #92d3eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#92d3eb] bg-[#92d3eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #92d3eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.573, green: 0.827, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#92d3eb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF92D3EB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(235, 211, 146)

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 #92d3eb · 12.74:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.65:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.74:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #92d3eb as text scores 1.65:1 on white and 12.74:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#92d3eb on white: 1.65:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#92d3eb on black: 12.74:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C5D0EC
deuteranopia · #B8C5EB
tritanopia · #70DBDA

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #92d3eb is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3F9FB
#E7F3F8
#CAE7F2
#92d3eb
#71C6E5
#41B2DC
#26A1CF
#2086AC
#196B8A
#164F64
#0E313F
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F3F9FBDarkest = 950 · #0E313F
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3F9FB;
  --brand-100: #E7F3F8;
  --brand-200: #CAE7F2;
  --brand-300: #92d3eb;
  --brand-400: #71C6E5;
  --brand-500: #41B2DC;
  --brand-600: #26A1CF;
  --brand-700: #2086AC;
  --brand-800: #196B8A;
  --brand-900: #164F64;
  --brand-950: #0E313F;
  --brand: #92d3eb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #92d3eb

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#F4F9FA
Tinted page background
Border#C0E1ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B859B
Captions on the surface
Accent#B11E1B
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#14546C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E9F6FB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142024
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 #92d3eb

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
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • 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#EBAA92
Analogous left#92EBD7
Analogous right#92A6EB
Split-complement 1#EB92A6
Split-complement 2#EBD792
Triadic 1#EB92D3
Triadic 2#D3EB92
Tetradic#D792EB

RGB percentages

Red57.3%
Green82.7%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan37.9%
Magenta10.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#92d3eb text on a black background

contrast 12.74:1

Card sample

#92d3eb text on a white background

contrast 1.65:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #92d3eb;
Background color
Panel with #92d3eb background
background-color: #92d3eb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #92d3eb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(146, 211, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(146, 211, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #92d3eb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #92d3eb, #9298EB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #92d3eb

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.

#92d3eb in the real world

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

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#92d3eb, answered

What color is #92d3eb?

#92d3eb is a light vivid cyan, closest to Sky Blue (ΔE2000 2). It sits at 196° on the hue wheel with 69% saturation and 75% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #92d3eb?

rgb(146, 211, 235) — 146 red, 211 green and 235 blue out of 255, or 57.3% / 82.7% / 92.2% by channel.

Is #92d3eb a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5870 and perceived brightness is 77%, so black text on it reaches 12.74:1.

Should I use black or white text on #92d3eb?

Black. It scores 12.74:1 against #92d3eb, versus 1.65:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #92d3eb?

#EBAA92 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #EB92A6 and #EBD792, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #92d3eb?

For interface work: #F4F9FA as the surface, #C0E1ED for borders, #4B859B for secondary text, #B11E1B as an accent and #14546C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #92EBD7 and #92A6EB stays calm, while #EBAA92 is the loudest partner.

What is #92d3eb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(38%, 10%, 0%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #92d3eb warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 94 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #92EBE2; nudged cooler, #91C3EC.

Work with #92d3eb in the Color Lab