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Colour

#A9D2DC

  • #A9D2DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A9D2DC is a cyan with RGB values 169, 210, 220 and HSL 192°, 42%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A9D2DC#A9D2DC
HEX#A9D2DC
RGBrgb(169, 210, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8235, 0.8627
RGB percentages66.3%, 82.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(191.8, 42.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.8, 23.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK23.2%, 4.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,129,564
CSS custom property--colour: #A9D2DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.94:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#562D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CACFDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C8DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#99D6D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 3Powder blue · ΔE 5.5Light steelblue · ΔE 12Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.3Sky blue · ΔE 12.7Light grey · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 3.02, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCB3A9
Analogous#A9DCCC, #A9B9DC
Triadic#DCA9D2, #D2DCA9
Split complementary#DCA9B8, #DCCCA9
Tetradic#CCA9DC, #DCB3A9, #B9DCA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F8FA
Lighter +10%#CDE5EB
Darker −10%#85BFCD
Darker −20%#61ACBE
Darker −30%#4494A8
Darker −40%#367483
More saturated +25%#9ADBEB
Less saturated −25%#B8C9CD

Channel breakdown

R169
G210
B220
Red169 (66.3%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue191.76°
Saturation (HSL)42.15%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G D2 · B DC

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