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#a2cfee

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

RGB
162, 207, 238
HSL
205°, 69%, 78%
CMYK
32, 13, 0, 7
Luminance
0.5848

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #a2cfee is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#a2cfee
Hue
205°
blue
Saturation
69%
vivid
Lightness
78%
light
Brightness
93%
HSV value
Perceived
78%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5848
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
98/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
12.70:1
Closest name
Light Sky Blue
ΔE2000 4.3
Where it sits
Hue205° of 360°
Saturation69%
Lightness78%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool98% 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#a2cfee
RGBrgb(162, 207, 238)
HSLhsl(205, 69%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 13%, 0%, 7%)
LABlab(81.0 -7.5 -20.0)
LCHlch(81.0 21.4 249.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.833 0.064 238.6)
Decimal10670062
Display P3color(display-p3 0.635 0.812 0.933)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a2cfee;
background-color: #a2cfee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a2cfee] bg-[#a2cfee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a2cfee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.635, green: 0.812, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a2cfee")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFA2CFEE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(238, 207, 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 #a2cfee · 12.70:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.65:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.70:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #a2cfee as text scores 1.65:1 on white and 12.70:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a2cfee on white: 1.65:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a2cfee on black: 12.70:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C2CEF0
deuteranopia · #B7C5ED
tritanopia · #8AD7D9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #a2cfee 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.

#F3F8FB
#E7F1F8
#CAE2F2
#a2cfee
#71B6E5
#419DDC
#268ACF
#2073AC
#195C8A
#164464
#0E2B3F
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F3F8FBDarkest = 950 · #0E2B3F
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3F8FB;
  --brand-100: #E7F1F8;
  --brand-200: #CAE2F2;
  --brand-300: #a2cfee;
  --brand-400: #71B6E5;
  --brand-500: #419DDC;
  --brand-600: #268ACF;
  --brand-700: #2073AC;
  --brand-800: #195C8A;
  --brand-900: #164464;
  --brand-950: #0E2B3F;
  --brand: #a2cfee;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #a2cfee

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#F4F8FA
Tinted page background
Border#C0DAED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B7A9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#B0321C
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#14486C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E9F4FB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#141E24
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 #a2cfee

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#EEC1A2
Analogous left#A2EEE7
Analogous right#A2A9EE
Split-complement 1#EEA2A9
Split-complement 2#EEE7A2
Triadic 1#EEA2CF
Triadic 2#CFEEA2
Tetradic#E7A2EE

RGB percentages

Red63.5%
Green81.2%
Blue93.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan31.9%
Magenta13.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%

Color previews

#a2cfee text on a black background

contrast 12.70:1

Card sample

#a2cfee text on a white background

contrast 1.65:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a2cfee;
Background color
Panel with #a2cfee background
background-color: #a2cfee;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a2cfee;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(162, 207, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(162, 207, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a2cfee;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2cfee, #A8A2EE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a2cfee

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.

#a2cfee 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

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#a2cfee, answered

What color is #a2cfee?

#a2cfee is a light vivid blue, closest to Light Sky Blue (ΔE2000 4.3). It sits at 205° on the hue wheel with 69% saturation and 78% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #a2cfee?

rgb(162, 207, 238) — 162 red, 207 green and 238 blue out of 255, or 63.5% / 81.2% / 93.3% by channel.

Is #a2cfee a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5848 and perceived brightness is 78%, so black text on it reaches 12.70:1.

Should I use black or white text on #a2cfee?

Black. It scores 12.70:1 against #a2cfee, versus 1.65:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #a2cfee?

#EEC1A2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #EEA2A9 and #EEE7A2, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #a2cfee?

For interface work: #F4F8FA as the surface, #C0DAED for borders, #4B7A9B for secondary text, #B0321C as an accent and #14486C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #A2EEE7 and #A2A9EE stays calm, while #EEC1A2 is the loudest partner.

What is #a2cfee in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(32%, 13%, 0%, 7%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #a2cfee warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 98 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #A2EBEE; nudged cooler, #8BBCEB.

Work with #a2cfee in the Color Lab