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#A4DEE2

#a4dee2 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a4dee2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 87.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.43% cyan, 1.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 183.87°, with 51.67% saturation and 76.47% 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 14.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 2.58.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.6563

Complementary

  1. #a4dee2
  2. #e2a8a4

Split complementary

  1. #a4dee2
  2. #e2a4bf
  3. #e2c7a4

Analogous

  1. #a4e2c7
  2. #a4dee2
  3. #a4bfe2

Triadic

  1. #a4dee2
  2. #e2a4de
  3. #dee2a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4dee2
  2. #a8a4e2
  3. #e2a8a4
  4. #dee2a4

Square

  1. #a4dee2
  2. #c7a4e2
  3. #e2a8a4
  4. #bfe2a4

Monochromatic

  1. #39acb4
  2. #6ac9d0
  3. #a4dee2
  4. #def3f4
  5. #f0f9fa

Shades

#a4dee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4dee2
  2. #94c8cb
  3. #83b2b5
  4. #739b9e
  5. #628588
  6. #526f71
  7. #42595a
  8. #314344
  9. #212c2d
  10. #101617
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4dee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4dee2
  2. #ade1e5
  3. #b6e5e8
  4. #bfe8eb
  5. #c8ebee
  6. #d2eff1
  7. #dbf2f3
  8. #e4f5f6
  9. #edf8f9
  10. #f6fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4dee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4dee2
  2. #a0d5d8
  3. #9dcbce
  4. #99c2c5
  5. #96b8bb
  6. #92afb1
  7. #8ea6a7
  8. #8b9c9d
  9. #879394
  10. #84898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2d8da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d9e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cad0e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8fe2df ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4dbe2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcd6e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98e1e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4dee2 {
  color: #a4dee2;
}
Background
.bg-a4dee2 {
  background-color: #a4dee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4dee2 {
  border: 2px solid #a4dee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4dee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 222 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 52% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4dee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4dee2, #a4bfe2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4dee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 222 226 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 2.58 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 3.91 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.91 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.16 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 7.48 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.78 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.56 #5b211d Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#a4dee2  rgb(164, 222, 226)  hsl(184, 52%, 76%)  Powder Blue
#e2a8a4  rgb(226, 168, 164)  hsl(4, 52%, 76%)  Pastel Pink
#e2a4de  rgb(226, 164, 222)  hsl(304, 52%, 76%)  Plum
#dee2a4  rgb(222, 226, 164)  hsl(64, 52%, 76%)  Pale Goldenrod