Close to Steel Blue
#0892CC
#0892CC is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 57.3% green, and 80% blue. Its hue is 198°, with 92% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #0892CC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.99:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #0892CC as they’d see it.
#0892CC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #0892CC
What color is #0892CC?
#0892CC is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 57.3% green, and 80% blue. Its hue is 198°, with 92% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #0892CC in RGB?
#0892CC is rgb(8, 146, 204): 8 red, 146 green, and 204 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #0892CC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(96, 28, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #0892CC?
PANTONE 7460 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #0892CC?
Its complement #C37557 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.