Color

#929BBA

Muted cool violet. Nearest reference color: Manatee.

RGB

0–255

146

155

186

CMYK

0–100%

21.51%

16.67%

27.06%

RGB describes how #929BBA is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 146, green 155 and blue 186.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 21.51%, magenta 16.67%, yellow 0% and black 27.06%.

HSL values

H 226.5° S 22.47% L 65.1%

In the HSL color model, #929BBA has a hue of 226.5°, 22.47% saturation and 65.1% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#929BBA is a medium, cool violet with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #929BBA in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #929BBA

RGB rgb(146, 155, 186)

HSL hsl(226.5 22.47% 65.1%)

OKLCH oklch(0.692959 0.046713 272.4196)

CSS --color: #929BBA;

Tints of #929BBA

Tints are lighter variations of #929BBA. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E9EEFF #CED8F9 #BAC3E4 #A6AFCF #929BBA

Shades of #929BBA

Shades are darker variations of #929BBA. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#929BBA #68708D #414863 #1D233B #030417

Tones of #929BBA

Tones reduce the chroma of #929BBA, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#929BBA #949BB4 #969CAD #989CA7 #9B9CA1

Tonal range of #929BBA

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #929BBA between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E9EEFF #CED8F9 #BAC3E4 #A6AFCF #929BBA #68708D #414863 #1D233B #030417

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E9EEFF;
    --color-200: #CED8F9;
    --color-300: #BAC3E4;
    --color-400: #A6AFCF;
    --color-500: #929BBA;
    --color-600: #68708D;
    --color-700: #414863;
    --color-800: #1D233B;
    --color-900: #030417;
}

Colors that go with #929BBA

Color harmonies for #929BBA are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#929BBA #A69C7C

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#83A0B7 #929BBA #A296B5

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#929BBA #B7928A #87A58E

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#929BBA #B2967F #97A181

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#929BBA #B6919A #A69C7C #7CA69F

CSS gradients with #929BBA

These gradients show how #929BBA moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#929BBA #ACB3CB #C7CCDC #E3E5EE #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #929BBA, #ACB3CB, #C7CCDC, #E3E5EE, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#929BBA #62687E #353946 #0E1015 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #929BBA, #62687E, #353946, #0E1015, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#929BBA #7EA3B3 #7CA69F #8FA388 #A69C7C

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #929BBA, #7EA3B3, #7CA69F, #8FA388, #A69C7C);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #929BBA. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.76:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

7.62:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3310 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #929BBA as the background.

background-color: #929BBA;
color: #000000;

Using #929BBA in design

See how #929BBA works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#929BBA used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #929BBA to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#CED8F9

#929BBA

#1D233B

Colors similar to #929BBA

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #929BBA, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#ABB4D4 #7A83A1 #8B99D0 #9A9CA4 #8D9DBA #9799B9 #99A9C7 #8B8DAC

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #929BBA may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #929DBB Deuteranopia #8F9AB9 Tritanopia #88A1A5

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #929BBA can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 32.4361
Y: 33.0982
Z: 51.1245

CIELAB

L*: 64.2403
a*: 3.5451
b*: -17.1031

OKLab

L: 0.692959
a: 0.001972
b: -0.046671

OKLCH

L: 0.692959
C: 0.046713
H: 272.4196°