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#A3CFDD

#a3cfdd ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a3cfdd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 81.18% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.24% cyan, 6.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 194.48°, with 46.03% saturation and 75.29% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5763

Complementary

  1. #a3cfdd
  2. #ddb1a3

Split complementary

  1. #a3cfdd
  2. #dda3b2
  3. #ddcea3

Analogous

  1. #a3ddce
  2. #a3cfdd
  3. #a3b2dd

Triadic

  1. #a3cfdd
  2. #dda3cf
  3. #cfdda3

Tetradic

  1. #a3cfdd
  2. #b1a3dd
  3. #ddb1a3
  4. #cfdda3

Square

  1. #a3cfdd
  2. #cea3dd
  3. #ddb1a3
  4. #b2dda3

Monochromatic

  1. #3e8fa9
  2. #6bb2c8
  3. #a3cfdd
  4. #dbecf2
  5. #f0f7f9

Shades

#a3cfdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3cfdd
  2. #93bac7
  3. #82a6b1
  4. #72919b
  5. #627c85
  6. #52686f
  7. #415358
  8. #313e42
  9. #21292c
  10. #101516
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3cfdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3cfdd
  2. #acd4e0
  3. #b5d9e4
  4. #bfdde7
  5. #c8e2eb
  6. #d1e7ee
  7. #daecf1
  8. #e3f1f5
  9. #edf5f8
  10. #f6fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3cfdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3cfdd
  2. #a0c7d4
  3. #9cbfca
  4. #99b7c1
  5. #95afb8
  6. #92a8af
  7. #8ea0a5
  8. #8b989c
  9. #879093
  10. #848889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bacbd1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ccde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc5dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91d4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9cddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3c9dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98d2d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3cfdd {
  color: #a3cfdd;
}
Background
.bg-a3cfdd {
  background-color: #a3cfdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3cfdd {
  border: 2px solid #a3cfdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3cfdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 207 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 46% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3cfdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3cfdd, #a3b2dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3cfdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 207 221 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 2.24 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.82 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.16 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.20 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.38 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.50 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.23 #5c3022 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#a3cfdd  rgb(163, 207, 221)  hsl(194, 46%, 75%)  Light Blue
#ddb1a3  rgb(221, 177, 163)  hsl(14, 46%, 75%)  Zinnwaldite
#dda3cf  rgb(221, 163, 207)  hsl(314, 46%, 75%)  Plum
#cfdda3  rgb(207, 221, 163)  hsl(74, 46%, 75%)  Tea Green