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Colour

#A8DFEC

  • #A8DFEC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A8DFEC is a cyan with RGB values 168, 223, 236 and HSL 191°, 64%, 79%. 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

#A8DFEC#A8DFEC
HEX#A8DFEC
RGBrgb(168, 223, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.8745, 0.9255
RGB percentages65.9%, 87.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(191.5, 64.2%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.5, 28.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK28.8%, 5.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,067,372
CSS custom property--colour: #A8DFEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.43:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#572013

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5DBEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD2ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#91E5E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 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 text14.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.1Light blue · ΔE 4.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.8Sky blue · ΔE 11.2Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4Light cyan · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.1, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECB5A8
Analogous#A8ECD7, #A8BDEC
Triadic#ECA8DF, #DFECA8
Split complementary#ECA8BD, #ECD7A8
Tetradic#D7A8EC, #ECB5A8, #BDECA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFEFE
Lighter +10%#D2EEF5
Darker −10%#7ED0E3
Darker −20%#54C0DA
Darker −30%#2DAFCE
Darker −40%#248CA4
More saturated +25%#9BE7F9
Less saturated −25%#B5D7DF

Channel breakdown

R168
G223
B236
Red168 (65.9%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue191.47°
Saturation (HSL)64.15%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G DF · B EC

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