#a2a8bf

Color #a2a8bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.52 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a2a8bf

RGB

rgb(162, 168, 191)

HSL

hsl(227.6, 18.5%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.6, 15.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 12%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.07, 2.62, -12.48)

LCH

lch(69.07, 12.75, 281.86)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0339, 273.89)

HWB

hwb(227.6, 63.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb9a2

Analogous

#a2b6bf

#a2a8bf

#aaa2bf

Triadic

#a2a8bf

#bfa2a8

#a8bfa2

Split-complementary

#a2a8bf

#bfaaa2

#b6bfa2

Tetradic

#a2a8bf

#b9a2bf

#bfb9a2

#a8bfa2

Square

#a2a8bf

#bfa2b6

#bfb9a2

#a2bfaa

Shades

Color #a2a8bf mixed toward black.

#7f87a7

#60698b

#484f69

#303446

#181a23

Tints

Color #a2a8bf mixed toward white.

#b1b6ca

#c1c5d4

#d0d3df

#e0e2ea

#eff0f4

Tones

Color #a2a8bf mixed toward gray.

#a4a9bd

#a7abba

#a9acb8

#acaeb5

#aeafb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5ba · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a4a4b8 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#a2b6b5 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a2a8bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2a8bf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a2a8bf (#a2a8bf) is rgb(162, 168, 191) in RGB.

No, #a2a8bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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