Blue Bell (#A2A2D0)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.44:1 — vs black: 8.62:1

Color values

  • HEX #A2A2D0
  • RGB rgb(162, 162, 208)
  • HSL hsl(240, 32%, 72%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 22, 22, 0, 18 )
  • Websafe #9999CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A2A2D0 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Blue Bell
#A2A2D0 Base
#D0D0A2
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Blue Bell
#A2A2D0 Base
#A2B9D0
#B9A2D0
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Blue Bell
#A2A2D0 Base
#D0A2A2
#A2D0A2
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Blue Bell
#A2A2D0 Base
#D0B9A2
#B9D0A2
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Blue Bell
#A2A2D0 Base
#D0A2B9
#D0D0A2
#A2D0B9
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Blue Bell
#A2A2D0 Base
#494990
#6F6FB6
#8787C2
#BDBDDE
#D5D5EA
#EEEEF6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Blue Bell, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#090911
#20203F
#37376C
#4E4E9A
#7474B9
Blue Bell #A2A2D0 Base
#B1B1D8
#C0C0DF
#D0D0E7
#DFDFEF
#EEEEF6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #A2A2D0. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #A2A2D0;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #A2A2D0;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #A2A2D0;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #A2A2D0,
        #D0D0A2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #A2A2D0,
        #D0D0A2
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$blue-bell: #A2A2D0;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$blue-bell-r: 162;
$blue-bell-g: 162;
$blue-bell-b: 208;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $blue-bell;
    color: rgba($blue-bell-r, $blue-bell-g, $blue-bell-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Blue Bell appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #A2A2D0 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #A2A2D0 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #A2A2D0 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #9AA9A9 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #A6A6A6 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Blue Bell ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Blue Bell #A2A2D0 Base
Ceil #92A1CF ΔE 4.92
Wild Blue Yonder #A2ADD0 ΔE 5.17
Light Pastel Purple #B19CD9 ΔE 5.71
Cool Grey #8C92AC ΔE 8.49

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.