#a2b3e3

Color #a2b3e3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.47 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a2b3e3

RGB

rgb(162, 179, 227)

HSL

hsl(224.3, 53.7%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.3, 28.6%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.6%, 21.1%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(73.2, 4.88, -25.98)

LCH

lch(73.2, 26.43, 280.64)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0715, 269.52)

HWB

hwb(224.3, 63.5%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3d2a2

Analogous

#a2d4e3

#a2b3e3

#b2a2e3

Triadic

#a2b3e3

#e3a2b3

#b3e3a2

Split-complementary

#a2b3e3

#e3b2a2

#d4e3a2

Tetradic

#a2b3e3

#d2a2e3

#e3d2a2

#b3e3a2

Square

#a2b3e3

#e3a2d4

#e3d2a2

#a2e3b2

Shades

Color #a2b3e3 mixed toward black.

#708ad4

#3e62c5

#2d4896

#1e3064

#0f1832

Tints

Color #a2b3e3 mixed toward white.

#b2c0e8

#c1ccec

#d1d9f1

#e0e6f6

#f0f2fa

Tones

Color #a2b3e3 mixed toward gray.

#a8b6de

#adb8d8

#b2bbd3

#b8bdcd

#bdc0c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaad9 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a7d6 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a3d0ce · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 16.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a2b3e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2b3e3]

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

#a2b3e3 (#a2b3e3) is rgb(162, 179, 227) in RGB.

No, #a2b3e3 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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