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#A2C8EA closest to Fail Whale

#A2C8EA is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Fail Whale. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 78.4% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(162, 200, 234)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 63% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 31% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #A2C8EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.99:1.

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Variations of #A2C8EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A2C8EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A2C8EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A2C8EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1C0E9
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBC8EC
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4C7EB
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1C0E9
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEC3EA
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8CD0D3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9ACBE0
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCC5CE

#A2C8EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#A2C8EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.99:1 Very good#A2C8EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A2C8EA in CSS

/* Fail Whale */
.color { color: #A2C8EA; }
.background { background-color: #A2C8EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A2C8EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(162 200 234);
color: hsl(208 63% 78%);
color: oklch(0.817 0.063 245.7);

#A2C8EA FAQ

What color is #A2C8EA?

#A2C8EA is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Fail Whale. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A2C8EA?

#A2C8EA is rgb(162, 200, 234) in RGB, hsl(208, 63%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(31%, 15%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A2C8EA?

The complementary color of #A2C8EA is #EAC4A2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A2C8EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #A2C8EA: 11.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A2C8EA a warm or cool color?

#A2C8EA is a cool color.