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Recognised as Colour

#A1EDEE

  • #A1EDEE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A1EDEE is a cyan with RGB values 161, 237, 238 and HSL 181°, 69%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A1EDEE#A1EDEE
HEX#A1EDEE
RGBrgb(161, 237, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.9294, 0.9333
RGB percentages63.1%, 92.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(180.8, 69.4%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.8, 32.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK32.4%, 0.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,612,206
CSS custom property--colour: #A1EDEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.86:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#5E1211

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3E6EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5DBEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#84F2EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 3.8Powder blue · ΔE 9.4Light blue · ΔE 13.7Light cyan · ΔE 16.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 3.83, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEA2A1
Analogous#A1EEC9, #A1C6EE
Triadic#EEA1ED, #EDEEA1
Split complementary#EEA1C6, #EEC9A1
Tetradic#C9A1EE, #EEA2A1, #C6EEA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7FEFE
Lighter +10%#CCF5F6
Darker −10%#76E5E6
Darker −20%#4BDCDE
Darker −30%#26CED0
Darker −40%#1EA3A5
More saturated +25%#93FBFC
Less saturated −25%#AFDFE0

Channel breakdown

R161
G237
B238
Red161 (63.1%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue180.78°
Saturation (HSL)69.37%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G ED · B EE

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