Recognised as Colour

#A5DBE2

#A5DBE2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#A5DBE2 is a cyan with RGB values 165, 219, 226 and HSL 187°, 51%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A5DBE2#A5DBE2

HEX#A5DBE2

RGBrgb(165, 219, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.8588, 0.8863

RGB percentages64.7%, 85.9%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(186.9, 51.3%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 27%, 88.6%)

CMYK27%, 3.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,869,730

CSS custom property--colour: #A5DBE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.83:1

Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#5A241D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2D6E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8CEE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#91E0DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.8 Light blue · ΔE 5.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.7 Sky blue · ΔE 13.2 Light cyan · ΔE 16 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.81, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E2ACA5

Analogous#A5E2CA, #A5BCE2

Triadic#E2A5DB, #DBE2A5

Split complementary#E2A5BD, #E2CAA5

Tetradic#CAA5E2, #E2ACA5, #BCE2A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2FAFB

Lighter +10%#CCEAEE

Darker −10%#7ECCD6

Darker −20%#58BCC9

Darker −30%#3AA6B4

Darker −40%#2E828D

More saturated +25%#96E6F1

Less saturated −25%#B4D0D3

Channel breakdown

R165

G219

B226

Red165 (64.7%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue186.89°

Saturation (HSL)51.26%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A5 · G DB · B E2

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