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#a2bdfd ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a2bdfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.97% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.2°, with 95.79% saturation and 81.37% 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 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 7.42.

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Relative luminance0.5117

Complementary

  1. #a2bdfd
  2. #fde2a2

Split complementary

  1. #a2bdfd
  2. #fdb4a2
  3. #eafda2

Analogous

  1. #a2eafd
  2. #a2bdfd
  3. #b4a2fd

Triadic

  1. #a2bdfd
  2. #fda2bd
  3. #bdfda2

Tetradic

  1. #a2bdfd
  2. #e2a2fd
  3. #fde2a2
  4. #bdfda2

Square

  1. #a2bdfd
  2. #fda2ea
  3. #fde2a2
  4. #a2fdb4

Monochromatic

  1. #0c53fa
  2. #5788fb
  3. #a2bdfd
  4. #ebf1ff
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#a2bdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2bdfd
  2. #92aae4
  3. #8297ca
  4. #7184b1
  5. #617198
  6. #515f7f
  7. #414c65
  8. #31394c
  9. #202633
  10. #101319
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2bdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2bdfd
  2. #abc4fd
  3. #b5cafd
  4. #bed1fe
  5. #c7d7fe
  6. #d1defe
  7. #dae5fe
  8. #e3ebfe
  9. #ecf2ff
  10. #f6f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2bdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2bdfd
  2. #9fb7f1
  3. #9bb1e4
  4. #98abd8
  5. #94a5cb
  6. #919fbf
  7. #8e98b2
  8. #8a92a6
  9. #878c99
  10. #83868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3bdda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8c2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fbafc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86cad3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5c0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0bbfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92c5e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2bdfd {
  color: #a2bdfd;
}
Background
.bg-a2bdfd {
  background-color: #a2bdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2bdfd {
  border: 2px solid #a2bdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2bdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 96% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2bdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2bdfd, #b4a2fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2bdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.42 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.56 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.82 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.79 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.87 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.26 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.40 #5d4202 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#a2bdfd  rgb(162, 189, 253)  hsl(222, 96%, 81%)  Light Steel Blue
#fde2a2  rgb(253, 226, 162)  hsl(42, 96%, 81%)  Peach
#fda2bd  rgb(253, 162, 189)  hsl(342, 96%, 81%)  Carnation Pink
#bdfda2  rgb(189, 253, 162)  hsl(102, 96%, 81%)  Pale Green