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Recognised as Colour

#A7DCE8

  • #A7DCE8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A7DCE8 is a cyan with RGB values 167, 220, 232 and HSL 191°, 59%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A7DCE8#A7DCE8
HEX#A7DCE8
RGBrgb(167, 220, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.8627, 0.9098
RGB percentages65.5%, 86.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(191.1, 58.6%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.1, 28%, 91%)
CMYK28%, 5.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,001,064
CSS custom property--colour: #A7DCE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#582317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D8E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7D0E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#92E1E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 3.4Powder blue · ΔE 3.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.2Sky blue · ΔE 11.3Light steelblue · ΔE 14.8Light cyan · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 3.43, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8B3A7
Analogous#A7E8D4, #A7BBE8
Triadic#E8A7DC, #DCE8A7
Split complementary#E8A7BB, #E8D4A7
Tetradic#D4A7E8, #E8B3A7, #BBE8A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FCFD
Lighter +10%#CFECF3
Darker −10%#7FCCDD
Darker −20%#56BCD3
Darker −30%#33A8C3
Darker −40%#28869B
More saturated +25%#99E5F6
Less saturated −25%#B5D3DA

Channel breakdown

R167
G220
B232
Red167 (65.5%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue191.08°
Saturation (HSL)58.56%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G DC · B E8

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