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Recognised as Colour

#A4C6CD

  • #A4C6CD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A4C6CD is a cyan with RGB values 164, 198, 205 and HSL 190°, 29%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A4C6CD#A4C6CD
HEX#A4C6CD
RGBrgb(164, 198, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.7765, 0.8039
RGB percentages64.3%, 77.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(190.2, 29.1%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.2, 20%, 80.4%)
CMYK20%, 3.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,798,797
CSS custom property--colour: #A4C6CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.54:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#5B3932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C3CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BECDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#98C9C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.5Powder blue · ΔE 9.5Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7Silver · ΔE 12.2Light grey · ΔE 14Dark grey · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDABA4
Analogous#A4CDC0, #A4B2CD
Triadic#CDA4C6, #C6CDA4
Split complementary#CDA4B2, #CDC0A4
Tetradic#C0A4CD, #CDABA4, #B2CDA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EFF1
Lighter +10%#C5DBDF
Darker −10%#83B1BB
Darker −20%#629DA9
Darker −30%#4D818B
Darker −40%#3B626A
More saturated +25%#92D2DF
Less saturated −25%#B6BABB

Channel breakdown

R164
G198
B205
Red164 (64.3%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue190.24°
Saturation (HSL)29.08%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G C6 · B CD

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