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Recognised as Colour

#A3CADE

  • #A3CADE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A3CADE is a blue with RGB values 163, 202, 222 and HSL 200°, 47%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A3CADE#A3CADE
HEX#A3CADE
RGBrgb(163, 202, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.7922, 0.8706
RGB percentages63.9%, 79.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(200.3, 47.2%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 26.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK26.6%, 9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,734,302
CSS custom property--colour: #A3CADE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#5C3521

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C8DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C1DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#91D0D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.9Light steelblue · ΔE 7.2Sky blue · ΔE 9.6Powder blue · ΔE 10.9Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Silver · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEB7A3
Analogous#A3DED5, #A3ACDE
Triadic#DEA3CA, #CADEA3
Split complementary#DEA3AC, #DED4A3
Tetradic#D5A3DE, #DEB7A3, #ADDEA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF5F9
Lighter +10%#C9E0EB
Darker −10%#7DB4D1
Darker −20%#589FC3
Darker −30%#3D86AB
Darker −40%#306885
More saturated +25%#93CFEE
Less saturated −25%#B3C5CE

Channel breakdown

R163
G202
B222
Red163 (63.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue200.34°
Saturation (HSL)47.2%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G CA · B DE

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