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Hex #a2a8bf

#a2a8bf is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #a2a8bf color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#a2a8bf Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#a2a8bf copy to clipboard
RGB	R 162 G 168 B 191 RGB (162, 168, 191) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 227.59 S 0.18 L 0.69
CMYK	C 11% M 9% Y 0% K 25%
Usage of blue	The color #a2a8bf is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#a2a8bf Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#a2a8bf to RGB conversion

Red	162	162% RED
Green	168	168% GREEN
Blue	191	191% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(162, 168, 191); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(162, 168, 191); // for css background-color

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#a2a8bf to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
11.37 %	9.02 %	0 %	25.1 %

#a2a8bf to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
227.586	0.18	0.69

CSS code: color: hsl(227.6, 18%, 69%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #a2a8bf

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #a2a8bf

Tints and Shades of #a2a8bf

Tints of #a2a8bf		Shades of #a2a8bf
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #a2a8bf

This shows how text with the hex-color #a2a8bf would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #a2a8bf

Primary
#a2a8bf (already open)

Secondary
#bfb9a2

Tertiary
#f3f2ee

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Complementary Color: #bfb9a2

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #a2a8bf

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