Recognised as Colour
#A5DEED
- #A5DEED
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Light blue
#A5DEED is a cyan with RGB values 165, 222, 237 and HSL 193°, 67%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.
Colour values
#A5DEED#A5DEED
HEX#A5DEED
RGBrgb(165, 222, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.8706, 0.9294
RGB percentages64.7%, 87.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(192.5, 66.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.5, 30.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK30.4%, 6.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,870,509
CSS custom property--colour: #A5DEED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.27:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#5A2112
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EDB4A5
Analogous#A5EDD8, #A5BAED
Triadic#EDA5DE, #DEEDA5
Split complementary#EDA5BA, #EDD8A5
Tetradic#D8A5ED, #EDB4A5, #BAEDA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G222
B237
Red165 (64.7%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue192.5°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G DE · B ED
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