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Recognised as Colour

#A2E4EF

  • #A2E4EF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A2E4EF is a cyan with RGB values 162, 228, 239 and HSL 189°, 71%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A2E4EF#A2E4EF
HEX#A2E4EF
RGBrgb(162, 228, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.8941, 0.9373
RGB percentages63.5%, 89.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(188.6, 70.6%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 32.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK32.2%, 4.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,675,439
CSS custom property--colour: #A2E4EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.88:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#5D1B10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DFF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD5EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#86EAE7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.7Light blue · ΔE 7.7Sky blue · ΔE 12.4Light cyan · ΔE 16.3Light steelblue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.64, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFADA2
Analogous#A2EFD3, #A2BEEF
Triadic#EFA2E4, #E4EFA2
Split complementary#EFA2BE, #EFD3A2
Tetradic#D3A2EF, #EFADA2, #BEEFA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FDFE
Lighter +10%#CEF1F6
Darker −10%#76D7E8
Darker −20%#4BCBE0
Darker −30%#24BBD4
Darker −40%#1D94A8
More saturated +25%#94EEFD
Less saturated −25%#B0DAE1

Channel breakdown

R162
G228
B239
Red162 (63.5%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)70.64%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G E4 · B EF

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