Palettes / Colors / #A2C8EB

#A2C8EB — Light Blue

#A2C8EB is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#A2C8EB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EBC6A2; it also sits naturally between #A2EBEA and #A2A4EB. 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 78% · Blue 92%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A2C8EB

.text { color: #A2C8EB; }
.background { background-color: #A2C8EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A2C8EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 200, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 65%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A2C8EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 200, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A2C8EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 200, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A2C8EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A2C8EB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBC6A2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A2C8EB: #000000.

How #A2C8EB 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 #A2C8EB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A2C8EB?

#A2C8EB is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 162, 200, 235). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A2C8EB?

#A2C8EB is RGB 162, 200, 235 — HSL 209°, 65%, 78% — CMYK 31%, 15%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #A2C8EB?

Its complement is #EBC6A2; analogous partners are #A2EBEA and #A2A4EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A2C8EB for text?

Black text on #A2C8EB has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.