Palettes / Colors / #A2A8CD

#A2A8CD — Light Dusty Blue

#A2A8CD is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#A2A8CD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CDC7A2; it also sits naturally between #A2BDCD and #B2A2CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 66% · Blue 80%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A2A8CD

.text { color: #A2A8CD; }
.background { background-color: #A2A8CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A2A8CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 168, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(232, 30%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A2A8CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 168, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A2A8CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 168, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A2A8CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A2A8CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDC7A2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A2A8CD: #000000.

How #A2A8CD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A2A8CD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A2A8CC  ·  #A2A8CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A2A8CD?

#A2A8CD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 162, 168, 205). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A2A8CD?

#A2A8CD is RGB 162, 168, 205 — HSL 232°, 30%, 72% — CMYK 21%, 18%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #A2A8CD?

Its complement is #CDC7A2; analogous partners are #A2BDCD and #B2A2CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A2A8CD for text?

Black text on #A2A8CD has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.