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Colour

#A1C6CA

  • #A1C6CA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A1C6CA is a cyan with RGB values 161, 198, 202 and HSL 186°, 28%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A1C6CA#A1C6CA
HEX#A1C6CA
RGBrgb(161, 198, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.7765, 0.7922
RGB percentages63.1%, 77.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(185.9, 27.9%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 20.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK20.3%, 2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,602,186
CSS custom property--colour: #A1C6CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#5E3935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C3CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BDCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#95C9C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.4Powder blue · ΔE 9.3Silver · ΔE 12.9Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7Light grey · ΔE 14.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAA5A1
Analogous#A1CABA, #A1B1CA
Triadic#CAA1C6, #C6CAA1
Split complementary#CAA1B2, #CABAA1
Tetradic#BAA1CA, #CAA5A1, #B2CAA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2EEEF
Lighter +10%#C2DADC
Darker −10%#80B2B8
Darker −20%#609EA5
Darker −30%#4C8186
Darker −40%#396166
More saturated +25%#8FD5DC
Less saturated −25%#B3B7B8

Channel breakdown

R161
G198
B202
Red161 (63.1%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue185.85°
Saturation (HSL)27.89%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G C6 · B CA

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