What color is #A2C5FF?

#A2C5FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Night Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2C5FF?

The RGB value is 162, 197, 255: 162 red, 197 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2C5FF?

The complementary color is #FFDCA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2C5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2C5FF color

#A2C5FF rgb(162, 197, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A2C5FF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 77.3% green and 100% blue (162, 197, 255).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Night Snow (#AACCFF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#A2C5FF color codes

HEX	`#A2C5FF`
RGB	`rgb(162, 197, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 77.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 23%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.94, 2.07, -32.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.94, 32.31, 273.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.911, 54.831, 102.384)`
Decimal	`10667519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2C5FF, 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 #A2C5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2C5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	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 #A2C5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2c5ff; }
.text { color: #a2c5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2c5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 197 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2c5ff, #ada2ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2C5FF?: #A2C5FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Night Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2C5FF?: The RGB value is 162, 197, 255: 162 red, 197 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2C5FF?: The complementary color is #FFDCA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2C5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.