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#929DFF

Cornflower · light cool blue

About #929DFF

With the hex code #929DFF, this is a light blue with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 62% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 43% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cornflower — a ΔE of 12.4 — followed by Mauve. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFF492, a pale yellow shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red146
Green157
Blue255

Closest named colours

Cornflower
#6495ED · ΔE 12.4
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 23.5
Azure
#007FFF · ΔE 25.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #929DFF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cornflower #929DFF.
2.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cornflower #929DFF.
8.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #929DFF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#929DFF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7AA9FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#72A1FD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6EB1C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #929DFF?

With the hex code #929DFF, this is a light blue with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 62% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 43% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #929DFF?

Use black text. Black on #929DFF has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #929DFF?

Its complementary colour is #FFF492, and analogous partners are #92D4FF and #BE92FF.