Exploring the Color #9290A6

#9290A6 sits at 245° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 11% saturation and 61% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, light tone — a quiet, restrained presence that recedes rather than competes. Its RGB mix of 146, 144, 166 produces a 6.76:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #9290A6 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 45 units away from #808080. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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