#A2CFFEBaby Blue (#A2CFFE) is a very light, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 250°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.081. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #A2CFFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 207, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 98%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 36%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36%, 19%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(81.5 -3.5 -27.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.839 0.081 250) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Baby Blue shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#aecbee — ΔE 2.4, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#aad0f9 — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#a2cffe — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a1d0ff — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Baby Blue in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.63:1 and against black 12.89:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e8f3ff · #a2cffe · #7ea6d0 · #5c80a5 · #3d5c7c · #1f3a55
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b6e4ff · #a2cffe · #a0b7e9 · #9d9fd1 · #9789b7 · #8e759b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a2cffe · #afa5c1 · #6c8fb5 · #776396 · #355575 · #3c324b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e2f0ff · #a2cffe · #c99f6e · #7288a0 · #54687d · #3c4957
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#a2cffe · #b2ada6 · #727a83 · #4c4844 · #161e26 · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f8f0e8 · #d2cac1 · #a99f95 · #362b1e · #140901 · #a2cffe
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#a2cffe · #b8ab9d · #93734e · #65400b · #2d1800 · #00030f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#a2cffe · #b8ab9d · #9b6c5c · #534905 · #370e01 · #060400
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#a2cffe · #bda8aa · #9c6971 · #3a511e · #132300 · #070001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#a2cffe · #b9a8b3 · #946a86 · #65400b · #002514 · #130600
#AED6FF · #BBDCFF · #C8E3FF · #D5E9FF · #E1F0FF
#81A9D3 · #6184A9 · #436282 · #26415C · #0C2238
#ABCEF3 · #B4CDE8 · #BCCCDD
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.