Recognised as Colour

#A8DFE8

#A8DFE8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#A8DFE8 is a cyan with RGB values 168, 223, 232 and HSL 188°, 58%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A8DFE8#A8DFE8

HEX#A8DFE8

RGBrgb(168, 223, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.8745, 0.9098

RGB percentages65.9%, 87.5%, 91%

HSLhsl(188.4, 58.2%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.4, 27.6%, 91%)

CMYK27.6%, 3.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,067,368

CSS custom property--colour: #A8DFE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.39:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#572017

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6DBE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBD2E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Tritanopia#93E4E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.6 Light blue · ΔE 5.1 Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.2 Sky blue · ΔE 12.8 Light cyan · ΔE 15.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.59, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E8B1A8

Analogous#A8E8D1, #A8BFE8

Triadic#E8A8DF, #DFE8A8

Split complementary#E8A8BF, #E8D1A8

Tetradic#D1A8E8, #E8B1A8, #BFE8A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9FDFD

Lighter +10%#D0EEF3

Darker −10%#80D0DD

Darker −20%#57C1D3

Darker −30%#34AFC3

Darker −40%#298B9B

More saturated +25%#9AE9F6

Less saturated −25%#B6D5DA

Channel breakdown

R168

G223

B232

Red168 (65.9%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue188.44°

Saturation (HSL)58.18%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G DF · B E8

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