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Recognised as Colour

#A5D6DB

  • #A5D6DB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A5D6DB is a cyan with RGB values 165, 214, 219 and HSL 186°, 43%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A5D6DB#A5D6DB
HEX#A5D6DB
RGBrgb(165, 214, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.8392, 0.8588
RGB percentages64.7%, 83.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(185.6, 42.9%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.6, 24.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK24.7%, 2.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,868,443
CSS custom property--colour: #A5D6DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.24:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#5A2924

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CED2DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5CADBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#94DAD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.7Light blue · ΔE 5.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.1Sky blue · ΔE 14Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9Light cyan · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.71, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBAAA5
Analogous#A5DBC5, #A5BBDB
Triadic#DBA5D6, #D6DBA5
Split complementary#DBA5BB, #DBC5A5
Tetradic#C5A5DB, #DBAAA5, #BBDBA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF7F8
Lighter +10%#C9E7EA
Darker −10%#81C5CC
Darker −20%#5CB5BE
Darker −30%#429CA5
Darker −40%#337981
More saturated +25%#95E3EB
Less saturated −25%#B5C9CB

Channel breakdown

R165
G214
B219
Red165 (64.7%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue185.56°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G D6 · B DB

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