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#9692EA — Light Blue

#9692EA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #9692EA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9692EA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E6EB94; it also sits naturally between #94BBEB and #C494EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#9692EA · RGB 150, 146, 234

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Color values

HEX#9692EA
RGB150, 146, 234
HSL243°, 68%, 75%
HSV243°, 38%, 92%
CMYK36%, 38%, 0%, 8%
XYZ37.71, 32.98, 82.22
Yxy32.98, 0.2466, 0.2157
CIE-Lab64.15, 21.94, -43.94
Hunter Lab57.43, 20.08, -49.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 57% · Blue 92%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #9692EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #9692EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #9692EA

.text { color: #9692EA; }
.background { background-color: #9692EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9692EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 146, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 68%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9692EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 146, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9692EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 146, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9692EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9692EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9692EA

#7B76E5#5F58DF#423AD9#2F26C9#2821AB#201A89#19146B#120F4D#0B092F#040311

Tints of #9692EA

#A09CEC#A9A5EE#B1AEEF#B9B6F1#C5C3F4#CECCF5#D6D4F7#DEDDF8#E6E5FA#EFEEFC

Tones of #9692EA

#9E9AE4#A3A0DE#A9A6D8#AFADD2#B4B3CB#BAB9C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6EB94:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.76:1 Fails
Against black text7.60:1 AAA

Best text color on #9692EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9692EA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #9692EA: ·

How #9692EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9494D5Deuteranopia · #9595D0Tritanopia · #96C4C0

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9692EA rather than the exact color:

Rustic Marble
#C0C0F7 · #9797ED · #5555E7 · #1B1BC1
Lucky Ruby Ember
#BFA815 · #ECE24F · #2F49E8 · #9997ED
Palette Fbf46d
#FBF46D · #B4FE98 · #77E4D4 · #998CEB
Gentle Ruby Cinder
#978AEA · #241297 · #190E5D · #10083F
Modern Ruby Lagoon
#858311 · #EBD966 · #5153E8 · #9D96EA
Scarlet Cinder
#908EE6 · #4F4BD8 · #2E2AC5 · #121155

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#9797ED#9997ED#998CEB#978AEA#9D96EA#908EE6#9896F1#9E92EF#9C97E2#9F9BE6#9195F6#93A0EC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9692E9  ·  #9692EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9692EA?

#9692EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 150, 146, 234). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9692EA?

#9692EA is RGB 150, 146, 234 — HSL 243°, 68%, 75% — CMYK 36%, 38%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #9692EA?

Its complement is #E6EB94; analogous partners are #94BBEB and #C494EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9692EA for text?

Black text on #9692EA has a contrast ratio of 7.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.76:1.