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Colour

#A6D0E1

  • #A6D0E1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A6D0E1 is a cyan with RGB values 166, 208, 225 and HSL 197°, 50%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A6D0E1#A6D0E1
HEX#A6D0E1
RGBrgb(166, 208, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.8157, 0.8824
RGB percentages65.1%, 81.6%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(197.3, 49.6%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.3, 26.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK26.2%, 7.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,932,449
CSS custom property--colour: #A6D0E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#592F1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CEE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC6E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#94D5D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 3.2Powder blue · ΔE 8.2Light steelblue · ΔE 9.3Sky blue · ΔE 9.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.7Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 3.21, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1B7A6
Analogous#A6E1D4, #A6B3E1
Triadic#E1A6D0, #D0E1A6
Split complementary#E1A6B3, #E1D4A6
Tetradic#D4A6E1, #E1B7A6, #B3E1A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F8FB
Lighter +10%#CCE4EE
Darker −10%#80BCD4
Darker −20%#5AA8C7
Darker −30%#3C90B2
Darker −40%#2F718C
More saturated +25%#97D6F0
Less saturated −25%#B5CAD2

Channel breakdown

R166
G208
B225
Red166 (65.1%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue197.29°
Saturation (HSL)49.58%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G D0 · B E1

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