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#a2bbf9 ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a2bbf9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 73.33% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.94% cyan, 24.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 222.76°, with 87.88% saturation and 80.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 7.35.

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Relative luminance0.5006

Complementary

  1. #a2bbf9
  2. #f9e0a2

Split complementary

  1. #a2bbf9
  2. #f9b5a2
  3. #e7f9a2

Analogous

  1. #a2e7f9
  2. #a2bbf9
  3. #b5a2f9

Triadic

  1. #a2bbf9
  2. #f9a2bb
  3. #bbf9a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2bbf9
  2. #e0a2f9
  3. #f9e0a2
  4. #bbf9a2

Square

  1. #a2bbf9
  2. #f9a2e7
  3. #f9e0a2
  4. #a2f9b5

Monochromatic

  1. #1252f0
  2. #5a86f4
  3. #a2bbf9
  4. #eaf0fe
  5. #ecf1fe

Shades

#a2bbf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2bbf9
  2. #92a8e0
  3. #8296c7
  4. #7183ae
  5. #617095
  6. #515e7d
  7. #414b64
  8. #31384b
  9. #202532
  10. #101319
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2bbf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2bbf9
  2. #abc2fa
  3. #b5c9fa
  4. #becffb
  5. #c7d6fb
  6. #d1ddfc
  7. #dae4fd
  8. #e3ebfd
  9. #ecf1fe
  10. #f6f8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2bbf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2bbf9
  2. #9fb5ed
  3. #9bafe1
  4. #98a9d5
  5. #94a3c9
  6. #919ebd
  7. #8e98b0
  8. #8a92a4
  9. #878c98
  10. #83868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2bbd7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7c0fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb8f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88c7d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5befb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b9f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93c3e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2bbf9 {
  color: #a2bbf9;
}
Background
.bg-a2bbf9 {
  background-color: #a2bbf9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2bbf9 {
  border: 2px solid #a2bbf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2bbf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 187 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 88% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2bbf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2bbf9, #b5a2f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2bbf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 187 249 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.35 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.85 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.53 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.71 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.31 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.65 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.74 #5d4406 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#a2bbf9  rgb(162, 187, 249)  hsl(223, 88%, 81%)  Light Steel Blue
#f9e0a2  rgb(249, 224, 162)  hsl(43, 88%, 81%)  Peach
#f9a2bb  rgb(249, 162, 187)  hsl(343, 88%, 81%)  Carnation Pink
#bbf9a2  rgb(187, 249, 162)  hsl(103, 88%, 81%)  Pale Green