#a2b8ec

Color #a2b8ec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.74 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a2b8ec

RGB

rgb(162, 184, 236)

HSL

hsl(222.2, 66.1%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.2, 31.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 22%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(74.84, 4.35, -28.35)

LCH

lch(74.84, 28.68, 278.72)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0784, 266.78)

HWB

hwb(222.2, 63.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecd6a2

Analogous

#a2ddec

#a2b8ec

#b1a2ec

Triadic

#a2b8ec

#eca2b8

#b8eca2

Split-complementary

#a2b8ec

#ecb1a2

#ddeca2

Tetradic

#a2b8ec

#d6a2ec

#ecd6a2

#b8eca2

Square

#a2b8ec

#eca2dd

#ecd6a2

#a2ecb1

Shades

Color #a2b8ec mixed toward black.

#6b8ee1

#3464d6

#2249a5

#16306e

#0b1837

Tints

Color #a2b8ec mixed toward white.

#b1c4ef

#c1d0f2

#d0dbf5

#e0e7f9

#eff3fc

Tones

Color #a2b8ec mixed toward gray.

#a8bae6

#aebde0

#b4bfd9

#bbc2d3

#c1c4cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acace1 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#aba9de · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#a3d8d5 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a2b8ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2b8ec]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a2b8ec (#a2b8ec) is rgb(162, 184, 236) in RGB.

No, #a2b8ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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