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#A2CED0

#a2ced0 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a2ced0 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 80.78% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.12% cyan, 0.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 182.61°, with 32.86% saturation and 72.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5638

Complementary

  1. #a2ced0
  2. #d0a4a2

Split complementary

  1. #a2ced0
  2. #d0a2b7
  3. #d0bba2

Analogous

  1. #a2d0bb
  2. #a2ced0
  3. #a2b7d0

Triadic

  1. #a2ced0
  2. #d0a2ce
  3. #ced0a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2ced0
  2. #a4a2d0
  3. #d0a4a2
  4. #ced0a2

Square

  1. #a2ced0
  2. #bba2d0
  3. #d0a4a2
  4. #b7d0a2

Monochromatic

  1. #498d90
  2. #6fb3b6
  3. #a2ced0
  4. #d5e9ea
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#a2ced0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2ced0
  2. #92b9bb
  3. #82a5a6
  4. #719092
  5. #617c7d
  6. #516768
  7. #415253
  8. #313e3e
  9. #20292a
  10. #101515
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2ced0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2ced0
  2. #abd3d5
  3. #b5d8d9
  4. #beddde
  5. #c7e2e3
  6. #d1e7e8
  7. #daebec
  8. #e3f0f1
  9. #ecf5f6
  10. #f6fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2ced0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2ced0
  2. #9fc6c8
  3. #9bbec0
  4. #98b7b8
  5. #94afb0
  6. #91a7a8
  7. #8e9fa0
  8. #8a9798
  9. #879090
  10. #838888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c9ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8cad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfc3d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93d1ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bacbd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4c8d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99d0cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2ced0 {
  color: #a2ced0;
}
Background
.bg-a2ced0 {
  background-color: #a2ced0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2ced0 {
  border: 2px solid #a2ced0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2ced0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 206 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 33% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2ced0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2ced0, #a2b7d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2ced0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 206 208 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.54 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.81 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.94 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.38 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.35 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.76 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 9.32 #5d312f Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#a2ced0  rgb(162, 206, 208)  hsl(183, 33%, 73%)  Powder Blue
#d0a4a2  rgb(208, 164, 162)  hsl(3, 33%, 73%)  Pastel Pink
#d0a2ce  rgb(208, 162, 206)  hsl(303, 33%, 73%)  Lilac
#ced0a2  rgb(206, 208, 162)  hsl(63, 33%, 73%)  Sage