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#A2C8EC

#a2c8ec ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a2c8ec is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 78.43% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.36% cyan, 15.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 209.19°, with 66.07% saturation and 78.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.5505

Complementary

  1. #a2c8ec
  2. #ecc6a2

Split complementary

  1. #a2c8ec
  2. #eca2a3
  3. #eceba2

Analogous

  1. #a2eceb
  2. #a2c8ec
  3. #a2a3ec

Triadic

  1. #a2c8ec
  2. #eca2c8
  3. #c8eca2

Tetradic

  1. #a2c8ec
  2. #c6a2ec
  3. #ecc6a2
  4. #c8eca2

Square

  1. #a2c8ec
  2. #eba2ec
  3. #ecc6a2
  4. #a3eca2

Monochromatic

  1. #2a7dcb
  2. #62a2df
  3. #a2c8ec
  4. #e2eef9
  5. #eef5fc

Shades

#a2c8ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2c8ec
  2. #92b4d4
  3. #82a0bd
  4. #718ca5
  5. #61788e
  6. #516476
  7. #41505e
  8. #313c47
  9. #20282f
  10. #101418
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2c8ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2c8ec
  2. #abceee
  3. #b5d3f0
  4. #bed9f2
  5. #c7def4
  6. #d1e4f6
  7. #dae9f7
  8. #e3eff9
  9. #ecf4fb
  10. #f6fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2c8ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2c8ec
  2. #9fc1e1
  3. #9bbad6
  4. #98b2cc
  5. #94abc1
  6. #91a4b6
  7. #8e9dab
  8. #8a96a0
  9. #878e96
  10. #83878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7c5d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bac8ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1c0eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bd0d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1c8ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abc3ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95cdde ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2c8ec {
  color: #a2c8ec;
}
Background
.bg-a2c8ec {
  background-color: #a2c8ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2c8ec {
  border: 2px solid #a2c8ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2c8ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 200 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 66% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2c8ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2c8ec, #a2a3ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2c8ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 200 236 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.86 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.85 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.55 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.01 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.08 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.23 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.96 #5d3713 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#a2c8ec  rgb(162, 200, 236)  hsl(209, 66%, 78%)  Light Steel Blue
#ecc6a2  rgb(236, 198, 162)  hsl(29, 66%, 78%)  Desert Sand
#eca2c8  rgb(236, 162, 200)  hsl(329, 66%, 78%)  Carnation Pink
#c8eca2  rgb(200, 236, 162)  hsl(89, 66%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple