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Recognised as Colour

#A9D0DB

  • #A9D0DB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A9D0DB is a cyan with RGB values 169, 208, 219 and HSL 193°, 41%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A9D0DB#A9D0DB
HEX#A9D0DB
RGBrgb(169, 208, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8157, 0.8588
RGB percentages66.3%, 81.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(193.2, 41%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.2, 22.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK22.8%, 5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,129,051
CSS custom property--colour: #A9D0DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#562F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8CDDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C7DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#9AD4D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 3.3Powder blue · ΔE 6.5Light steelblue · ΔE 11Sky blue · ΔE 12.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.3Silver · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 3.29, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBB4A9
Analogous#A9DBCD, #A9B7DB
Triadic#DBA9D0, #D0DBA9
Split complementary#DBA9B7, #DBCDA9
Tetradic#CDA9DB, #DBB4A9, #B7DBA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F7F9
Lighter +10%#CDE4EA
Darker −10%#85BCCC
Darker −20%#61A9BD
Darker −30%#4590A6
Darker −40%#367182
More saturated +25%#9AD9EA
Less saturated −25%#B8C7CC

Channel breakdown

R169
G208
B219
Red169 (66.3%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue193.2°
Saturation (HSL)40.98%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G D0 · B DB

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