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Colour

#A5D9E0

  • #A5D9E0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A5D9E0 is a cyan with RGB values 165, 217, 224 and HSL 187°, 49%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A5D9E0#A5D9E0
HEX#A5D9E0
RGBrgb(165, 217, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.851, 0.8784
RGB percentages64.7%, 85.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(187.1, 48.8%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 26.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK26.3%, 3.1%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,869,216
CSS custom property--colour: #A5D9E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.6:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#5A261F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D5E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CDE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#92DDDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3Light blue · ΔE 4.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.4Sky blue · ΔE 13.1Light steelblue · ΔE 16Light cyan · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0ACA5
Analogous#A5E0C9, #A5BBE0
Triadic#E0A5D9, #D9E0A5
Split complementary#E0A5BB, #E0C9A5
Tetradic#C9A5E0, #E0ACA5, #BBE0A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F9FA
Lighter +10%#CBE9ED
Darker −10%#7FC9D3
Darker −20%#59B9C6
Darker −30%#3CA2B0
Darker −40%#2F7F8A
More saturated +25%#96E5EF
Less saturated −25%#B4CDD1

Channel breakdown

R165
G217
B224
Red165 (64.7%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue187.12°
Saturation (HSL)48.76%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G D9 · B E0

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