#a2c4ec

Color #a2c4ec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.36 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a2c4ec

RGB

rgb(162, 196, 236)

HSL

hsl(212.4, 66.1%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.4, 31.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 16.9%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(78, -2.16, -23.51)

LCH

lch(78, 23.61, 264.75)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.0677, 252.72)

HWB

hwb(212.4, 63.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eccaa2

Analogous

#a2e9ec

#a2c4ec

#a5a2ec

Triadic

#a2c4ec

#eca2c4

#c4eca2

Split-complementary

#a2c4ec

#eca5a2

#e9eca2

Tetradic

#a2c4ec

#caa2ec

#eccaa2

#c4eca2

Square

#a2c4ec

#eca2e9

#eccaa2

#a2eca5

Shades

Color #a2c4ec mixed toward black.

#6ba1e1

#347ed6

#225ea5

#163f6e

#0b1f37

Tints

Color #a2c4ec mixed toward white.

#b1ceef

#c1d8f2

#d0e1f5

#e0ebf9

#eff5fc

Tones

Color #a2c4ec mixed toward gray.

#a8c4e6

#aec5e0

#b4c5d9

#bbc6d3

#c1c6cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2e3 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#b0ade1 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#a4dcda · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a2c4ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2c4ec]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a2c4ec (#a2c4ec) is rgb(162, 196, 236) in RGB.

No, #a2c4ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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