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Recognised as Colour

#A4CBD5

  • #A4CBD5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A4CBD5 is a cyan with RGB values 164, 203, 213 and HSL 192°, 37%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A4CBD5#A4CBD5
HEX#A4CBD5
RGBrgb(164, 203, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.7961, 0.8353
RGB percentages64.3%, 79.6%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(192.2, 36.8%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.2, 23%, 83.5%)
CMYK23%, 4.7%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,800,085
CSS custom property--colour: #A4CBD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#5B342A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C8D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC2D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#95CFCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.1Powder blue · ΔE 7.8Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Sky blue · ΔE 12.8Silver · ΔE 14.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.07, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5AEA4
Analogous#A4D5C7, #A4B2D5
Triadic#D5A4CB, #CBD5A4
Split complementary#D5A4B3, #D5C7A4
Tetradic#C7A4D5, #D5AEA4, #B2D5A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF3F5
Lighter +10%#C7DFE5
Darker −10%#81B7C5
Darker −20%#5EA3B5
Darker −30%#478899
Darker −40%#376976
More saturated +25%#93D5E6
Less saturated −25%#B5C1C4

Channel breakdown

R164
G203
B213
Red164 (64.3%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue192.24°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G CB · B D5

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