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#A2BFCE — Light Dusty Blue

#A2BFCE is a blue color we call Light Dusty 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 #A2BFCE 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.

#A2BFCE 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 #CEB0A1; it also sits naturally between #A1CEC6 and #A1A9CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A2BFCE · RGB 162, 191, 206

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Color values

HEX#A2BFCE
RGB162, 191, 206
HSL200°, 31%, 72%
HSV200°, 21%, 81%
CMYK21%, 7%, 0%, 19%
XYZ44.67, 49.40, 65.57
Yxy49.40, 0.2798, 0.3094
CIE-Lab75.70, -6.51, -10.79
Hunter Lab70.28, -5.88, -10.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 75% · Blue 81%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A2BFCE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A2BFCE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A2BFCE

.text { color: #A2BFCE; }
.background { background-color: #A2BFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A2BFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 191, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 31%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A2BFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 191, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A2BFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 191, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A2BFCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A2BFCE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A2BFCE

#8AAFC1#739FB5#5F91AB#4F7F96#436B7F#375768#2A4450#20333C#131F25#070B0D

Tints of #A2BFCE

#A8C4D1#B2CAD7#B9CFDA#C3D6DF#CADAE3#D0DFE6#DAE6EC#E1EAEF#EBF1F4#F2F6F8

Tones of #A2BFCE

#A4BECB#A8BDC7#ABBCC4#AEBBC1#B1BABE#B5B9BA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEB0A1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.93:1 Fails
Against black text10.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #A2BFCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A2BFCE

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 #A2BFCE: ·

How #A2BFCE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AFAFCADeuteranopia · #ADABCATritanopia · #A3C8C7

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 · #8B5CF6Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A2BFCE rather than the exact color:

Palette 4c585b
#4C585B · #7E99A3 · #A5BFCC · #F4EDD3
Palette Eac7c7
#EAC7C7 · #A0C3D2 · #F7F5EB · #EAE0DA
Scarlet Drift
#9FBDD5 · #83A7C4 · #3E749E · #294E6B
Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Burning Ruby Dusk
#9CB8CC · #57518C · #95729D · #C092A9
Palette Faf3f3
#FAF3F3 · #E1E5EA · #A7BBC7 · #DA7F8F

Similar colors

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

#A5BFCC#A0C3D2#9FBDD5#9BBEC8#9CB8CC#A7BBC7#9BB8CD#A5C9CA#9BC7D3#ADC4CE#9AC8CD#A0BCC2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A2BFCD  ·  #A2BFCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A2BFCE?

#A2BFCE is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 162, 191, 206). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A2BFCE?

#A2BFCE is RGB 162, 191, 206 — HSL 200°, 31%, 72% — CMYK 21%, 7%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #A2BFCE?

Its complement is #CEB0A1; analogous partners are #A1CEC6 and #A1A9CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A2BFCE for text?

Black text on #A2BFCE has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.