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Colour

#A9DBD4

  • #A9DBD4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A9DBD4 is a cyan with RGB values 169, 219, 212 and HSL 172°, 41%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A9DBD4#A9DBD4
HEX#A9DBD4
RGBrgb(169, 219, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8588, 0.8314
RGB percentages66.3%, 85.9%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(171.6, 41%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.6, 22.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK22.8%, 0%, 3.2%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,131,860
CSS custom property--colour: #A9DBD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.77:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#56242B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6D5D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCCED5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9BDDD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 8Light blue · ΔE 11.7Light cyan · ΔE 16Light grey · ΔE 17.6Gainsboro · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBA9B0
Analogous#A9DBBB, #A9C9DB
Triadic#D4A9DB, #DBD4A9
Split complementary#DBA9C9, #DBBBA9
Tetradic#BBA9DB, #DBA9B0, #C9DBA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F9F8
Lighter +10%#CDEAE6
Darker −10%#85CCC2
Darker −20%#61BDB0
Darker −30%#45A698
Darker −40%#368277
More saturated +25%#9AEADF
Less saturated −25%#B8CCC9

Channel breakdown

R169
G219
B212
Red169 (66.3%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue171.6°
Saturation (HSL)40.98%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G DB · B D4

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