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Recognised as Colour

#A8DCE5

  • #A8DCE5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A8DCE5 is a cyan with RGB values 168, 220, 229 and HSL 189°, 54%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A8DCE5#A8DCE5
HEX#A8DCE5
RGBrgb(168, 220, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.8627, 0.898
RGB percentages65.9%, 86.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(188.9, 54%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.9, 26.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK26.6%, 3.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,066,597
CSS custom property--colour: #A8DCE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.03:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#57231A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3D8E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D0E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#94E1DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 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 text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.5Light blue · ΔE 4.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.2Sky blue · ΔE 12.6Light cyan · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.47, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5B1A8
Analogous#A8E5CF, #A8BEE5
Triadic#E5A8DC, #DCE5A8
Split complementary#E5A8BE, #E5D0A8
Tetradic#CFA8E5, #E5B1A8, #BEE5A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7FCFC
Lighter +10%#CFECF1
Darker −10%#81CCD9
Darker −20%#59BCCE
Darker −30%#38A8BC
Darker −40%#2C8595
More saturated +25%#9AE6F3
Less saturated −25%#B6D2D7

Channel breakdown

R168
G220
B229
Red168 (65.9%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue188.85°
Saturation (HSL)53.98%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G DC · B E5

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