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Recognised as Colour

#A3E2EA

  • #A3E2EA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A3E2EA is a cyan with RGB values 163, 226, 234 and HSL 187°, 63%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A3E2EA#A3E2EA
HEX#A3E2EA
RGBrgb(163, 226, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.8863, 0.9176
RGB percentages63.9%, 88.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(186.8, 62.8%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.8, 30.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK30.3%, 3.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,740,458
CSS custom property--colour: #A3E2EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.62:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#5C1D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8DDEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD3EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8AE7E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.8Light blue · ΔE 7.5Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Light cyan · ΔE 15.8Light steelblue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.46, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAABA3
Analogous#A3EACE, #A3BFEA
Triadic#EAA3E2, #E2EAA3
Split complementary#EAA3BF, #EACEA3
Tetradic#CEA3EA, #EAABA3, #BFEAA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6FCFD
Lighter +10%#CDEFF3
Darker −10%#79D5E1
Darker −20%#50C8D7
Darker −30%#2DB5C7
Darker −40%#248F9D
More saturated +25%#95EDF8
Less saturated −25%#B1D7DC

Channel breakdown

R163
G226
B234
Red163 (63.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue186.76°
Saturation (HSL)62.83%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G E2 · B EA

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