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Recognised as Colour

#A1CDE6

  • #A1CDE6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A1CDE6 is a blue with RGB values 161, 205, 230 and HSL 202°, 58%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A1CDE6#A1CDE6
HEX#A1CDE6
RGBrgb(161, 205, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.8039, 0.902
RGB percentages63.1%, 80.4%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(201.7, 58%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 30%, 90.2%)
CMYK30%, 10.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,604,006
CSS custom property--colour: #A1CDE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.39:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#5E3219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1CBE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C3E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#8BD4D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7Sky blue · ΔE 7.6Light steelblue · ΔE 7.8Light skyblue · ΔE 11.7Powder blue · ΔE 12.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6BAA1
Analogous#A1E6DD, #A1ABE6
Triadic#E6A1CD, #CDE6A1
Split complementary#E6A1AB, #E6DDA1
Tetradic#DCA1E6, #E6BAA1, #ABE6A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F8FB
Lighter +10%#C9E2F1
Darker −10%#79B8DB
Darker −20%#50A2D1
Darker −30%#328ABC
Darker −40%#276C94
More saturated +25%#92D1F5
Less saturated −25%#B0C9D7

Channel breakdown

R161
G205
B230
Red161 (63.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue201.74°
Saturation (HSL)57.98%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G CD · B E6

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