#a2c6e8

Color #a2c6e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.26 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a2c6e8

RGB

rgb(162, 198, 232)

HSL

hsl(209.1, 60.3%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.1, 30.2%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.2%, 14.7%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(78.4, -4.2, -20.75)

LCH

lch(78.4, 21.17, 258.56)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0618, 247.13)

HWB

hwb(209.1, 63.5%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8c4a2

Analogous

#a2e8e7

#a2c6e8

#a2a3e8

Triadic

#a2c6e8

#e8a2c6

#c6e8a2

Split-complementary

#a2c6e8

#e8a2a3

#e8e7a2

Tetradic

#a2c6e8

#c4a2e8

#e8c4a2

#c6e8a2

Square

#a2c6e8

#e7a2e8

#e8c4a2

#a3e8a2

Shades

Color #a2c6e8 mixed toward black.

#6ea6db

#3986ce

#27649e

#1a4369

#0d2135

Tints

Color #a2c6e8 mixed toward white.

#b2d0ec

#c1d9f0

#d1e3f4

#e0ecf7

#f0f6fb

Tones

Color #a2c6e8 mixed toward gray.

#a8c6e2

#aec6dc

#b4c6d7

#b9c5d1

#bfc5cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3e0 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#b1aedf · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#a4dad9 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a2c6e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2c6e8]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a2c6e8 (#a2c6e8) is rgb(162, 198, 232) in RGB.

No, #a2c6e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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