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#A7D4E8

#a7d4e8 ≈ Light Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a7d4e8 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 83.14% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.02% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 198.46°, with 58.56% saturation and 78.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.6113

Complementary

  1. #a7d4e8
  2. #e8bba7

Split complementary

  1. #a7d4e8
  2. #e8a7b4
  3. #e8dca7

Analogous

  1. #a7e8dc
  2. #a7d4e8
  3. #a7b4e8

Triadic

  1. #a7d4e8
  2. #e8a7d4
  3. #d4e8a7

Tetradic

  1. #a7d4e8
  2. #bba7e8
  3. #e8bba7
  4. #d4e8a7

Square

  1. #a7d4e8
  2. #dca7e8
  3. #e8bba7
  4. #b4e8a7

Monochromatic

  1. #3397c3
  2. #6ab6d8
  3. #a7d4e8
  4. #e4f2f8
  5. #eff7fb

Shades

#a7d4e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a7d4e8
  2. #96bfd1
  3. #86aaba
  4. #7594a2
  5. #647f8b
  6. #546a74
  7. #43555d
  8. #324046
  9. #212a2e
  10. #111517
  11. #000000

Tints

#a7d4e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a7d4e8
  2. #b0d8ea
  3. #b9dded
  4. #c1e1ef
  5. #cae5f1
  6. #d3eaf4
  7. #dceef6
  8. #e5f2f8
  9. #edf6fa
  10. #f6fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a7d4e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a7d4e8
  2. #a3ccde
  3. #9fc3d3
  4. #9bbbc9
  5. #97b2be
  6. #94aab4
  7. #90a2aa
  8. #8c999f
  9. #889195
  10. #84888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfd0d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9d2e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0cae8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93dada ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdd3e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6cee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bd8e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a7d4e8 {
  color: #a7d4e8;
}
Background
.bg-a7d4e8 {
  background-color: #a7d4e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a7d4e8 {
  border: 2px solid #a7d4e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a7d4e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 212 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 59% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a7d4e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7d4e8, #a7b4e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a7d4e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 212 232 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 2.43 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 3.50 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.92 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.83 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.96 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.55 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.11 #582b17 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Light Blue
#a7d4e8  rgb(167, 212, 232)  hsl(198, 59%, 78%)  Light Blue
#e8bba7  rgb(232, 187, 167)  hsl(18, 59%, 78%)  Zinnwaldite
#e8a7d4  rgb(232, 167, 212)  hsl(318, 59%, 78%)  Plum
#d4e8a7  rgb(212, 232, 167)  hsl(78, 59%, 78%)  Tea Green