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Recognised as Colour

#A3C1C4

  • #A3C1C4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A3C1C4 is a cyan with RGB values 163, 193, 196 and HSL 185°, 22%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A3C1C4#A3C1C4
HEX#A3C1C4
RGBrgb(163, 193, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.7569, 0.7686
RGB percentages63.9%, 75.7%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(185.5, 21.9%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 16.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK16.8%, 1.5%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,731,972
CSS custom property--colour: #A3C1C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#5C3E3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCBEC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B9C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#99C4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 10.3Silver · ΔE 10.8Powder blue · ΔE 11.6Dark grey · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Light grey · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4A6A3
Analogous#A3C4B7, #A3B0C4
Triadic#C4A3C1, #C1C4A3
Split complementary#C4A3B0, #C4B7A3
Tetradic#B7A3C4, #C4A6A3, #B0C4A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EBEC
Lighter +10%#C2D6D8
Darker −10%#84ACB0
Darker −20%#65979C
Darker −30%#50797E
Darker −40%#3D5B5E
More saturated +25%#90D0D7
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R163
G193
B196
Red163 (63.9%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue185.45°
Saturation (HSL)21.85%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G C1 · B C4

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