What color is #A2A4CC?

#A2A4CC 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 #A2A4CC?

The RGB value is 162, 164, 204: 162 red, 164 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A4CC?

The complementary color is #CCCAA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A4CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A4CC color

#A2A4CC rgb(162, 164, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A2A4CC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 64.3% green and 80% blue (162, 164, 204).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 29% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#A2A4CC color codes

HEX	`#A2A4CC`
RGB	`rgb(162, 164, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 64.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 29%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 21%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 20%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.45, 7.75, -20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.45, 22.02, 290.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.072, 38.591, 62.505)`
Decimal	`10659020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A4CC, 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 #A2A4CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A4CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #A2A4CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a4cc; }
.text { color: #a2a4cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a4cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 164 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a4cc, #b5a2cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2A4CC?: #A2A4CC 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 #A2A4CC?: The RGB value is 162, 164, 204: 162 red, 164 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A4CC?: The complementary color is #CCCAA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A4CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.