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#A2BCD2 — Light Muted Blue

#A2BCD2 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #A2BCD2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A2BCD2 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 #D2B8A2; it also sits naturally between #A2D2D0 and #A2A4D2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A2BCD2 · RGB 162, 188, 210

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Color values

HEX#A2BCD2
RGB162, 188, 210
HSL207°, 35%, 73%
HSV207°, 23%, 82%
CMYK23%, 10%, 0%, 18%
XYZ44.52, 48.30, 67.95
Yxy48.30, 0.2769, 0.3004
CIE-Lab75.01, -4.01, -13.99
Hunter Lab69.50, -3.63, -13.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 74% · Blue 82%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A2BCD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A2BCD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A2BCD2

.text { color: #A2BCD2; }
.background { background-color: #A2BCD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A2BCD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 188, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 35%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A2BCD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 188, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A2BCD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 188, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A2BCD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A2BCD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A2BCD2

#8AABC7#729ABB#5A89AF#4B779B#416786#35546E#294256#1E303E#121D26#070B0E

Tints of #A2BCD2

#A9C1D6#B3C9DB#BACEDE#C1D3E1#CBDAE6#D2DFE9#D9E4ED#E0E9F0#EAF0F5#F1F5F8

Tones of #A2BCD2

#A5BCCF#A9BCCB#ACBCC8#B0BBC4#B3BBC1#B7BABE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2B8A2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.97:1 Fails
Against black text10.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #A2BCD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A2BCD2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A2BCD2: ·

How #A2BCD2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ADADCDDeuteranopia · #ACAACBTritanopia · #A3C8C8

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A2BCD2 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Drift
#9FBDD5 · #83A7C4 · #3E749E · #294E6B
Palette Eac7c7
#EAC7C7 · #A0C3D2 · #F7F5EB · #EAE0DA
Palette 4c585b
#4C585B · #7E99A3 · #A5BFCC · #F4EDD3
Palette Eef5ff
#EEF5FF · #9EB8D9 · #7C93C3 · #A25772
Burning Ruby Dusk
#9CB8CC · #57518C · #95729D · #C092A9
Palette 9bb8cd
#9BB8CD · #FFF7D4 · #EEC759 · #B1C381

Similar colors

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

#9FBDD5#A0C3D2#A5BFCC#9EB8D9#9CB8CC#9BB8CD#9CB4CC#A6C4DA#A7BBC7#9BBEC8#9BC7D3#95BDD7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A2BCD1  ·  #A2BCD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A2BCD2?

#A2BCD2 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 162, 188, 210). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A2BCD2?

#A2BCD2 is RGB 162, 188, 210 — HSL 207°, 35%, 73% — CMYK 23%, 10%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #A2BCD2?

Its complement is #D2B8A2; analogous partners are #A2D2D0 and #A2A4D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A2BCD2 for text?

Black text on #A2BCD2 has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.