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Recognised as Colour

#A3EAEE

  • #A3EAEE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A3EAEE is a cyan with RGB values 163, 234, 238 and HSL 183°, 69%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A3EAEE#A3EAEE
HEX#A3EAEE
RGBrgb(163, 234, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.9176, 0.9333
RGB percentages63.9%, 91.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(183.2, 68.8%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.2, 31.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK31.5%, 1.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,742,510
CSS custom property--colour: #A3EAEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.56:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#5C1511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E4EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D9EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#87EFEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 3.4Powder blue · ΔE 7.3Light blue · ΔE 11.3Light cyan · ΔE 15.6Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 3.39, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEA7A3
Analogous#A3EECD, #A3C4EE
Triadic#EEA3EA, #EAEEA3
Split complementary#EEA3C4, #EECDA3
Tetradic#CDA3EE, #EEA7A3, #C4EEA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FEFE
Lighter +10%#CEF4F6
Darker −10%#78E0E6
Darker −20%#4DD6DE
Darker −30%#27C8D1
Darker −40%#1F9FA6
More saturated +25%#95F6FC
Less saturated −25%#B1DEE0

Channel breakdown

R163
G234
B238
Red163 (63.9%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue183.2°
Saturation (HSL)68.81%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G EA · B EE

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