#A2ADE2#A2ADE2
#A2ADE2 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.077 H 275.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A2ADE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 173, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 52%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 28%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.3%, 23.5%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.59, 7.96, -27.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.59, 29.01, 285.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.8% 0.0072 -0.0769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.8% 0.077 275.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5676, 43.0582, 77.9524) |
| Luminance | 0.4306 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.91
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.08
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.04
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.87
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 9.10
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 9.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A2ADE2 #E2D7A2
analogous
#A2CDE2 #A2ADE2 #B7A2E2
triadic
#A2ADE2 #E2A2AD #ADE2A2
tetradic
#A2ADE2 #E2A2CD #E2D7A2 #A2E2B7
square
#A2ADE2 #E2A2CD #E2D7A2 #A2E2B7
split-complementary
#A2ADE2 #E2B7A2 #CDE2A2
monochromatic
#455BC5 #7384D3 #A2ADE2 #D1D6F1 #E8EAF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#A2ADE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#A2ADE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A2ADE2
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A2ADE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A2ADE2 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DB2E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99ADE1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92B7BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a2ade2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 173, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.077 275.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfc5eb',
500: '#a2ade2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a2ade2; $custom-light: #bfc5eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a2ade2",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 173,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.687,
"s": 52.459,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75798,
"c": 0.07726,
"h": 275.3
},
"luminance": 0.4306
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A2ADE2
secondary
#EFECDC
accent
#A526C0
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121216
muted
#818184