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#A6CDD5

#a6cdd5 ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a6cdd5 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 80.39% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.07% cyan, 3.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 190.21°, with 35.88% saturation and 74.31% 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 12.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.5657

Complementary

  1. #a6cdd5
  2. #d5aea6

Split complementary

  1. #a6cdd5
  2. #d5a6b5
  3. #d5c5a6

Analogous

  1. #a6d5c5
  2. #a6cdd5
  3. #a6b5d5

Triadic

  1. #a6cdd5
  2. #d5a6cd
  3. #cdd5a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6cdd5
  2. #aea6d5
  3. #d5aea6
  4. #cdd5a6

Square

  1. #a6cdd5
  2. #c5a6d5
  3. #d5aea6
  4. #b5d5a6

Monochromatic

  1. #488c9a
  2. #72b0bc
  3. #a6cdd5
  4. #daeaee
  5. #f1f7f8

Shades

#a6cdd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6cdd5
  2. #95b9c0
  3. #85a4aa
  4. #749095
  5. #647b80
  6. #53676b
  7. #425255
  8. #323e40
  9. #21292b
  10. #111515
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6cdd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6cdd5
  2. #afd2d9
  3. #b8d7dd
  4. #c1dce2
  5. #cae1e6
  6. #d3e6ea
  7. #dbebee
  8. #e4f0f2
  9. #edf5f7
  10. #f6fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6cdd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6cdd5
  2. #a2c5cd
  3. #9ebec4
  4. #9bb6bc
  5. #97aeb3
  6. #93a7ab
  7. #8f9fa2
  8. #8b979a
  9. #888f91
  10. #848889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bac9cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6cad6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec4d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98d1cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bacbd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5c7d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ecfd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6cdd5 {
  color: #a6cdd5;
}
Background
.bg-a6cdd5 {
  background-color: #a6cdd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6cdd5 {
  border: 2px solid #a6cdd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6cdd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 205 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 36% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6cdd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6cdd5, #a6b5d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6cdd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 205 213 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.49 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.67 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.85 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.09 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.39 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.22 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.60 #59322a Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#a6cdd5  rgb(166, 205, 213)  hsl(190, 36%, 74%)  Light Blue
#d5aea6  rgb(213, 174, 166)  hsl(10, 36%, 74%)  Pastel Pink
#d5a6cd  rgb(213, 166, 205)  hsl(310, 36%, 74%)  Lilac
#cdd5a6  rgb(205, 213, 166)  hsl(70, 36%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod