What color is #A2A2C8?

#A2A2C8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A2C8?

The RGB value is 162, 162, 200: 162 red, 162 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A2C8?

The complementary color is #C8C8A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A2C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A2C8 color

#A2A2C8 rgb(162, 162, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A2A2C8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 63.5% green and 78.4% blue (162, 162, 200).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 26% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#A2A2C8 color codes

HEX	`#A2A2C8`
RGB	`rgb(162, 162, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 63.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 26%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 19%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.79, 7.95, -19.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.79, 20.97, 292.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.244, 37.692, 59.893)`
Decimal	`10658504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A2C8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A2A2C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A2C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A2A2C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a2c8; }
.text { color: #a2a2c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a2c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 162 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a2c8, #b5a2c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2A2C8?: #A2A2C8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A2C8?: The RGB value is 162, 162, 200: 162 red, 162 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A2C8?: The complementary color is #C8C8A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A2C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.