Recognised as Colour

#A3E3EA

#A3E3EA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#A3E3EA is a cyan with RGB values 163, 227, 234 and HSL 186°, 63%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A3E3EA#A3E3EA

HEX#A3E3EA

RGBrgb(163, 227, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.8902, 0.9176

RGB percentages63.9%, 89%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(185.9, 62.8%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 30.3%, 91.8%)

CMYK30.3%, 3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,740,714

CSS custom property--colour: #A3E3EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.73:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#5C1C15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9DEEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDD4EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8AE8E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.2 Light blue · ΔE 8.1 Sky blue · ΔE 13.9 Light cyan · ΔE 15.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.73, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EAAAA3

Analogous#A3EACD, #A3C0EA

Triadic#EAA3E3, #E3EAA3

Split complementary#EAA3C0, #EACEA3

Tetradic#CDA3EA, #EAAAA3, #BFEAA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6FCFD

Lighter +10%#CDF0F3

Darker −10%#79D6E1

Darker −20%#50CAD7

Darker −30%#2DB8C7

Darker −40%#24919D

More saturated +25%#95EEF8

Less saturated −25%#B1D8DC

Channel breakdown

R163

G227

B234

Red163 (63.9%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue185.92°

Saturation (HSL)62.83%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A3 · G E3 · B EA

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