#a2abc9

Color #a2abc9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.46 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a2abc9

RGB

rgb(162, 171, 201)

HSL

hsl(226.2, 26.5%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.2, 19.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 14.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(70.19, 3.19, -16.32)

LCH

lch(70.19, 16.63, 281.06)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0444, 272.06)

HWB

hwb(226.2, 63.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c0a2

Analogous

#a2bfc9

#a2abc9

#ada2c9

Triadic

#a2abc9

#c9a2ab

#abc9a2

Split-complementary

#a2abc9

#c9ada2

#bfc9a2

Tetradic

#a2abc9

#c0a2c9

#c9c0a2

#abc9a2

Square

#a2abc9

#c9a2bf

#c9c0a2

#a2c9ad

Shades

Color #a2abc9 mixed toward black.

#7c88b3

#596899

#434e73

#2c344d

#161a26

Tints

Color #a2abc9 mixed toward white.

#b2b9d2

#c1c7db

#d1d5e4

#e0e3ed

#f0f1f6

Tones

Color #a2abc9 mixed toward gray.

#a5adc6

#a9afc3

#acb0bf

#afb2bc

#b2b4b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6c2 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#a5a5c1 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#a2bdbc · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 12.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a2abc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2abc9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a2abc9 (#a2abc9) is rgb(162, 171, 201) in RGB.

No, #a2abc9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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