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Colour

#A6D3DC

  • #A6D3DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A6D3DC is a cyan with RGB values 166, 211, 220 and HSL 190°, 44%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A6D3DC#A6D3DC
HEX#A6D3DC
RGBrgb(166, 211, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.8275, 0.8627
RGB percentages65.1%, 82.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(190, 43.5%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190, 24.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK24.5%, 4.1%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,933,212
CSS custom property--colour: #A6D3DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.97:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#592C23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBCFDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C8DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#95D7D6no 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 text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 3.5Powder blue · ΔE 4.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.2Sky blue · ΔE 12.5Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Light grey · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 3.48, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCAFA6
Analogous#A6DCCA, #A6B8DC
Triadic#DCA6D3, #D3DCA6
Split complementary#DCA6B8, #DCCAA6
Tetradic#CAA6DC, #DCAFA6, #B8DCA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF7F9
Lighter +10%#CBE5EA
Darker −10%#81C1CE
Darker −20%#5DAFBF
Darker −30%#4296A7
Darker −40%#337583
More saturated +25%#97DDEC
Less saturated −25%#B6C9CD

Channel breakdown

R166
G211
B220
Red166 (65.1%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue190°
Saturation (HSL)43.55%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G D3 · B DC

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