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#A3D8D9

#a3d8d9 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a3d8d9 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 84.71% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.88% cyan, 0.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 181.11°, with 41.54% saturation and 74.51% 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 13.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.6191

Complementary

  1. #a3d8d9
  2. #d9a4a3

Split complementary

  1. #a3d8d9
  2. #d9a3bd
  3. #d9bfa3

Analogous

  1. #a3d9bf
  2. #a3d8d9
  3. #a3bdd9

Triadic

  1. #a3d8d9
  2. #d9a3d8
  3. #d8d9a3

Tetradic

  1. #a3d8d9
  2. #a4a3d9
  3. #d9a4a3
  4. #d8d9a3

Square

  1. #a3d8d9
  2. #bfa3d9
  3. #d9a4a3
  4. #bdd9a3

Monochromatic

  1. #429fa1
  2. #6dc1c3
  3. #a3d8d9
  4. #d9efef
  5. #f1f9f9

Shades

#a3d8d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3d8d9
  2. #93c2c3
  3. #82adae
  4. #729798
  5. #628282
  6. #526c6d
  7. #415657
  8. #314141
  9. #212b2b
  10. #101616
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3d8d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3d8d9
  2. #acdcdd
  3. #b5e0e1
  4. #bfe4e4
  5. #c8e8e8
  6. #d1ecec
  7. #daeff0
  8. #e3f3f4
  9. #edf7f7
  10. #f6fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3d8d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3d8d9
  2. #a0cfd0
  3. #9cc6c7
  4. #99bebe
  5. #95b5b5
  6. #92acad
  7. #8ea3a4
  8. #8b9a9b
  9. #879292
  10. #848989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bed2d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1d3d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6cbd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91dcd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0d5d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9d0d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99dad8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3d8d9 {
  color: #a3d8d9;
}
Background
.bg-a3d8d9 {
  background-color: #a3d8d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3d8d9 {
  border: 2px solid #a3d8d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3d8d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 216 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 42% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3d8d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3d8d9, #a3bdd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3d8d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 216 217 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.42 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.02 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.05 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.66 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.86 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.75 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.69 #5c2726 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#a3d8d9  rgb(163, 216, 217)  hsl(181, 42%, 75%)  Powder Blue
#d9a4a3  rgb(217, 164, 163)  hsl(1, 42%, 75%)  Pastel Pink
#d9a3d8  rgb(217, 163, 216)  hsl(301, 42%, 75%)  Plum
#d8d9a3  rgb(216, 217, 163)  hsl(61, 42%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod