What color is #A2A3D5?

#A2A3D5 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 #A2A3D5?

The RGB value is 162, 163, 213: 162 red, 163 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A3D5?

The complementary color is #D5D4A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A3D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A3D5 color

#A2A3D5 rgb(162, 163, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A2A3D5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 63.9% green and 83.5% blue (162, 163, 213).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 38% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#A2A3D5 color codes

HEX	`#A2A3D5`
RGB	`rgb(162, 163, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 63.9%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 38%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 24%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 23%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.52, 10.41, -25.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.52, 27.52, 292.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.005, 38.679, 68.296)`
Decimal	`10658773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A3D5, 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 #A2A3D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A3D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #A2A3D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a3d5; }
.text { color: #a2a3d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a3d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 163 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a3d5, #baa2d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2A3D5?: #A2A3D5 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 #A2A3D5?: The RGB value is 162, 163, 213: 162 red, 163 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A3D5?: The complementary color is #D5D4A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A3D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.