Nearest named color: Sky Blue
#92CCE3
#92CCE3
Nearest named
Sky Blue
Family
Blue
Lightness
81.3%
Chroma
0.068
Hue angle
224.6°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
1.75:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
10.59:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#99CCCC
CSS oklch()
81% 0.07 225

#92CCE3 is a soft, cool blue. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered. It holds up as a large surface and is too pale to lead as a primary accent.

Palettes built on #92CCE3

Not just a swatch — here's how #92CCE3 works with other colors. Named schemes with #92CCE3 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Sky Blue keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Sky Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Sky Blue sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Sky Blue is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Sky Blue.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Sky Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Sky Blue carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #92CCE3 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 30/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 72/100
High
Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.
Depth 18/100
Very low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 1/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 32/100
Low
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 25/100
Low
Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.
Brand distinctiveness 26/100
Low
Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.
UI accent fit 20/100
Low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 62/100
High
Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.
Print safety 82/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #92CCE3

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid
Background Pair with #141310 text at 10.6:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #EBF4F7 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #92B1E3 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #92CCE3 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #92CCE3;
  --color-base-rgb: 146 204 227;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(81.3% 0.068 224.6);
  --color-50: #F2F9FC;
  --color-100: #DEF0F7;
  --color-200: #BEE1EE;
  --color-300: #92C8DE;
  --color-400: #68AECA;
  --color-500: #4691AE;
  --color-600: #3C7186;
  --color-700: #30525F;
  --color-800: #22373F;
  --color-900: #172227;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}