#A2CBF8

Closest named color: Baby Blue (#A2CFFE). oklch(82.9% 0.077 251.1), rgb(162, 203, 248).

Black text reads best on this color (12.43:1).

About this color

#A2CBF8 is a light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 83%, its chroma 0.077 and its hue 251°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Baby Blue (#A2CFFE), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.43:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	light (83%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.077)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Baby Blue (#A2CFFE)
Black text	12.43:1
White text	1.68:1

Values

HEX	#A2CBF8
RGB	rgb(162, 203, 248)
HSL	hsl(211, 86%, 80%)
OKLCH	oklch(82.9% 0.077 251.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #A2CBF8	1.68:1	Fails	Lc -33.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #A2CBF8	12.43:1	AAA	Lc 73.8	Content text, not long reading
#A2CBF8 text on white	1.68:1	Fails	Lc 30.0	Dividers and decoration only
#A2CBF8 text on black	12.43:1	AAA	Lc -72.8	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F1F6FC

oklch(97.1% 0.01 252.8)
Step 100
100

#DFEBF9

oklch(93.5% 0.023 252.2)
Step 200
200

#C5DCF5

oklch(88.5% 0.042 250.5)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#A2CBF8

oklch(82.9% 0.077 251.1)
Step 400
400

#63A5EB

oklch(70.7% 0.123 251.2)
Step 500
500

#308CE5

oklch(63.1% 0.159 251.4)
Step 600
600

#0075CE

oklch(55.7% 0.162 251.1)
Step 700
700

#0062AE

oklch(49.1% 0.143 251.1)
Step 800
800

#005090

oklch(42.7% 0.125 251.1)
Step 900
900

#094376

oklch(37.8% 0.103 251.1)
Step 950
950

#092745

oklch(26.9% 0.066 251.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A2CBF8 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#BACCFA	0.030
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B0C3F7	0.025
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#86D5DA	0.066
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C7C7C7	0.077