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#a2ccf4

a light, electric blue · cool · closest name: Light Sky Blue

RGB
162, 204, 244
HSL
209°, 79%, 80%
CMYK
34, 16, 0, 4
Luminance
0.5740

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #a2ccf4 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#a2ccf4
Hue
209°
blue
Saturation
79%
electric
Lightness
80%
light
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
78%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5740
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
100/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
12.48:1
Closest name
Light Sky Blue
ΔE2000 5.2
Where it sits
Hue209° of 360°
Saturation79%
Lightness80%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool100% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#a2ccf4
RGBrgb(162, 204, 244)
HSLhsl(209, 79%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 16%, 0%, 4%)
LABlab(80.4 -4.5 -24.1)
LCHlch(80.4 24.6 259.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.829 0.072 247.4)
Decimal10669300
Display P3color(display-p3 0.635 0.800 0.957)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a2ccf4;
background-color: #a2ccf4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a2ccf4] bg-[#a2ccf4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a2ccf4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.635, green: 0.800, blue: 0.957)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a2ccf4")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFA2CCF4)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(244, 204, 162)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #a2ccf4 · 12.48:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.68:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.48:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #a2ccf4 as text scores 1.68:1 on white and 12.48:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a2ccf4 on white: 1.68:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a2ccf4 on black: 12.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #BCCCF6
deuteranopia · #B2C4F3
tritanopia · #88D5D9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #a2ccf4 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3F7FC
#E6F0F9
#C7DEF5
#a2ccf4
#69ACED
#3691E7
#1A7DDB
#1668B6
#115392
#113E6A
#0B2742
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F3F7FCDarkest = 950 · #0B2742
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3F7FC;
  --brand-100: #E6F0F9;
  --brand-200: #C7DEF5;
  --brand-300: #a2ccf4;
  --brand-400: #69ACED;
  --brand-500: #3691E7;
  --brand-600: #1A7DDB;
  --brand-700: #1668B6;
  --brand-800: #115392;
  --brand-900: #113E6A;
  --brand-950: #0B2742;
  --brand: #a2ccf4;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #a2ccf4

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4F7FA
Tinted page background
Border#C0D7ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B749B
Captions on the surface
Accent#BA3912
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0E4172
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E8F2FC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#141C24
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #a2ccf4

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F4CAA2
Analogous left#A2F4F3
Analogous right#A2A3F4
Split-complement 1#F4A2A3
Split-complement 2#F4F3A2
Triadic 1#F4A2CC
Triadic 2#CCF4A2
Tetradic#F3A2F4

RGB percentages

Red63.5%
Green80.0%
Blue95.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan33.6%
Magenta16.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)4.3%

Color previews

#a2ccf4 text on a black background

contrast 12.48:1

Card sample

#a2ccf4 text on a white background

contrast 1.68:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a2ccf4;
Background color
Panel with #a2ccf4 background
background-color: #a2ccf4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a2ccf4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(162, 204, 244, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(162, 204, 244, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a2ccf4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2ccf4, #AFA2F4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a2ccf4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#a2ccf4 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#a2ccf4, answered

What color is #a2ccf4?

#a2ccf4 is a light electric blue, closest to Light Sky Blue (ΔE2000 5.2). It sits at 209° on the hue wheel with 79% saturation and 80% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #a2ccf4?

rgb(162, 204, 244) — 162 red, 204 green and 244 blue out of 255, or 63.5% / 80% / 95.7% by channel.

Is #a2ccf4 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5740 and perceived brightness is 78%, so black text on it reaches 12.48:1.

Should I use black or white text on #a2ccf4?

Black. It scores 12.48:1 against #a2ccf4, versus 1.68:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #a2ccf4?

#F4CAA2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F4A2A3 and #F4F3A2, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #a2ccf4?

For interface work: #F4F7FA as the surface, #C0D7ED for borders, #4B749B for secondary text, #BA3912 as an accent and #0E4172 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #A2F4F3 and #A2A3F4 stays calm, while #F4CAA2 is the loudest partner.

What is #a2ccf4 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(34%, 16%, 0%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #a2ccf4 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 100 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #A2AEF4; nudged cooler, #8ABCF3.

Work with #a2ccf4 in the Color Lab