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Recognised as Colour

#A4C5CD

  • #A4C5CD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A4C5CD is a cyan with RGB values 164, 197, 205 and HSL 192°, 29%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A4C5CD#A4C5CD
HEX#A4C5CD
RGBrgb(164, 197, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.7725, 0.8039
RGB percentages64.3%, 77.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(191.7, 29.1%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.7, 20%, 80.4%)
CMYK20%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,798,541
CSS custom property--colour: #A4C5CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#5B3A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC2CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8BDCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#98C8C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.6Powder blue · ΔE 10Light steelblue · ΔE 11Silver · ΔE 12Light grey · ΔE 14Dark grey · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDACA4
Analogous#A4CDC1, #A4B1CD
Triadic#CDA4C5, #C5CDA4
Split complementary#CDA4B1, #CDC1A4
Tetradic#C1A4CD, #CDACA4, #B1CDA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EFF1
Lighter +10%#C5DADF
Darker −10%#83B0BB
Darker −20%#629BA9
Darker −30%#4D7F8B
Darker −40%#3B616A
More saturated +25%#92D0DF
Less saturated −25%#B6BABB

Channel breakdown

R164
G197
B205
Red164 (64.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue191.71°
Saturation (HSL)29.08%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G C5 · B CD

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