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Recognised as Colour

#A8D3E2

  • #A8D3E2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A8D3E2 is a cyan with RGB values 168, 211, 226 and HSL 196°, 50%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A8D3E2#A8D3E2
HEX#A8D3E2
RGBrgb(168, 211, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.8275, 0.8863
RGB percentages65.9%, 82.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(195.5, 50%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.5, 25.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK25.7%, 6.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,064,290
CSS custom property--colour: #A8D3E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.08:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#572C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD0E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C9E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#96D8D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 1.8Powder blue · ΔE 6.6Sky blue · ΔE 10.6Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.3Light grey · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 1.85, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2B7A8
Analogous#A8E2D4, #A8B6E2
Triadic#E2A8D3, #D3E2A8
Split complementary#E2A8B6, #E2D4A8
Tetradic#D4A8E2, #E2B7A8, #B6E2A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5FAFC
Lighter +10%#CEE6EF
Darker −10%#82C0D5
Darker −20%#5CACC8
Darker −30%#3C96B5
Darker −40%#30768E
More saturated +25%#9ADAF1
Less saturated −25%#B6CCD3

Channel breakdown

R168
G211
B226
Red168 (65.9%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue195.52°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G D3 · B E2

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