Colour

#A5DEE0

#A5DEE0
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#A5DEE0 is a cyan with RGB values 165, 222, 224 and HSL 182°, 49%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A5DEE0#A5DEE0

HEX#A5DEE0

RGBrgb(165, 222, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.8706, 0.8784

RGB percentages64.7%, 87.1%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(182, 48.8%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182, 26.3%, 87.8%)

CMYK26.3%, 0.9%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,870,496

CSS custom property--colour: #A5DEE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.12:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#5A211F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6D9E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBD0E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#91E2DEno 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 text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.7 Light blue · ΔE 8.2 Light cyan · ΔE 15.5 Sky blue · ΔE 15.7 Light grey · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.93, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E0A7A5

Analogous#A5E0C4, #A5C1E0

Triadic#E0A5DE, #DEE0A5

Split complementary#E0A5C1, #E0C4A5

Tetradic#C4A5E0, #E0A7A5, #C1E0A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1FAFA

Lighter +10%#CBECED

Darker −10%#7FD0D3

Darker −20%#59C2C6

Darker −30%#3CACB0

Darker −40%#2F878A

More saturated +25%#96ECEF

Less saturated −25%#B4D0D1

Channel breakdown

R165

G222

B224

Red165 (64.7%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue182.03°

Saturation (HSL)48.76%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A5 · G DE · B E0

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