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#A8DADC

#a8dadc ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a8dadc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 85.49% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.64% cyan, 0.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 182.31°, with 42.62% saturation and 76.08% 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 13.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.6363

Complementary

  1. #a8dadc
  2. #dcaaa8

Split complementary

  1. #a8dadc
  2. #dca8c0
  3. #dcc4a8

Analogous

  1. #a8dcc4
  2. #a8dadc
  3. #a8c0dc

Triadic

  1. #a8dadc
  2. #dca8da
  3. #dadca8

Tetradic

  1. #a8dadc
  2. #aaa8dc
  3. #dcaaa8
  4. #dadca8

Square

  1. #a8dadc
  2. #c4a8dc
  3. #dcaaa8
  4. #c0dca8

Monochromatic

  1. #43a4a8
  2. #71c3c6
  3. #a8dadc
  4. #dff1f2
  5. #f0f9f9

Shades

#a8dadc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8dadc
  2. #97c4c6
  3. #86aeb0
  4. #76999a
  5. #658384
  6. #546d6e
  7. #435758
  8. #324142
  9. #222c2c
  10. #111616
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8dadc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8dadc
  2. #b1dee0
  3. #b9e1e3
  4. #c2e5e7
  5. #cbe9ea
  6. #d4edee
  7. #dcf0f1
  8. #e5f4f5
  9. #eef8f8
  10. #f6fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8dadc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8dadc
  2. #a4d1d3
  3. #a0c8ca
  4. #9cbfc0
  5. #98b6b7
  6. #94adae
  7. #90a4a5
  8. #8c9b9c
  9. #889292
  10. #848989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2d5d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3d5dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cedc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97deda ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3d7dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdd3dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9edcdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8dadc {
  color: #a8dadc;
}
Background
.bg-a8dadc {
  background-color: #a8dadc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8dadc {
  border: 2px solid #a8dadc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8dadc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 218 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 43% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8dadc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8dadc, #a8c0dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8dadc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 218 220 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 2.45 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 4.85 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.43 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.88 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.94 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.61 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.15 #572523 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#a8dadc  rgb(168, 218, 220)  hsl(182, 43%, 76%)  Powder Blue
#dcaaa8  rgb(220, 170, 168)  hsl(2, 43%, 76%)  Pastel Pink
#dca8da  rgb(220, 168, 218)  hsl(302, 43%, 76%)  Plum
#dadca8  rgb(218, 220, 168)  hsl(62, 43%, 76%)  Pale Goldenrod