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Recognised as Colour

#A0D2E9

  • #A0D2E9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A0D2E9 is a cyan with RGB values 160, 210, 233 and HSL 199°, 62%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A0D2E9#A0D2E9
HEX#A0D2E9
RGBrgb(160, 210, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.8235, 0.9137
RGB percentages62.7%, 82.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(198.9, 62.4%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.9, 31.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK31.3%, 9.9%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,539,753
CSS custom property--colour: #A0D2E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.89:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#5F2D16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D0EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC7E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#88D9D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.6Sky blue · ΔE 6.6Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1Powder blue · ΔE 10.2Light skyblue · ΔE 12.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.57, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9B7A0
Analogous#A0E9DC, #A0ADE9
Triadic#E9A0D2, #D2E9A0
Split complementary#E9A0AD, #E9DCA0
Tetradic#DCA0E9, #E9B7A0, #ADE9A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F9FC
Lighter +10%#C9E6F3
Darker −10%#77BEDF
Darker −20%#4DABD6
Darker −30%#2D94C3
Darker −40%#247499
More saturated +25%#91D7F8
Less saturated −25%#AFCDDA

Channel breakdown

R160
G210
B233
Red160 (62.7%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue198.9°
Saturation (HSL)62.39%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G D2 · B E9

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