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#A4DAD7

#a4dad7 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a4dad7 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 85.49% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.38% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 176.67°, with 42.19% saturation and 74.9% 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 13.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.6294

Complementary

  1. #a4dad7
  2. #daa4a7

Split complementary

  1. #a4dad7
  2. #daa4c2
  3. #dabca4

Analogous

  1. #a4dabc
  2. #a4dad7
  3. #a4c2da

Triadic

  1. #a4dad7
  2. #d7a4da
  3. #dad7a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4dad7
  2. #a4a7da
  3. #daa4a7
  4. #dad7a4

Square

  1. #a4dad7
  2. #bca4da
  3. #daa4a7
  4. #c2daa4

Monochromatic

  1. #42a39d
  2. #6ec4bf
  3. #a4dad7
  4. #daf0ef
  5. #f0f9f9

Shades

#a4dad7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4dad7
  2. #94c4c2
  3. #83aeac
  4. #739997
  5. #628381
  6. #526d6c
  7. #425756
  8. #314141
  9. #212c2b
  10. #101616
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4dad7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4dad7
  2. #addedb
  3. #b6e1df
  4. #bfe5e3
  5. #c8e9e7
  6. #d2edeb
  7. #dbf0ef
  8. #e4f4f3
  9. #edf8f7
  10. #f6fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4dad7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4dad7
  2. #a0d1ce
  3. #9dc8c6
  4. #99bfbd
  5. #96b6b4
  6. #92adac
  7. #8ea4a3
  8. #8b9b9a
  9. #879291
  10. #848989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0d4d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4d4d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cdd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93ddd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2d7d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbd2d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9adcd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4dad7 {
  color: #a4dad7;
}
Background
.bg-a4dad7 {
  background-color: #a4dad7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4dad7 {
  border: 2px solid #a4dad7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4dad7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 218 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 42% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4dad7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4dad7, #a4c2da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4dad7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 218 215 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.64 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 4.66 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.69 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.89 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.27 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.30 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.95 #5b2528 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#a4dad7  rgb(164, 218, 215)  hsl(177, 42%, 75%)  Powder Blue
#daa4a7  rgb(218, 164, 167)  hsl(357, 42%, 75%)  Pastel Pink
#d7a4da  rgb(215, 164, 218)  hsl(297, 42%, 75%)  Plum
#dad7a4  rgb(218, 215, 164)  hsl(57, 42%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod