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#A8DBE7

#a8dbe7 ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a8dbe7 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 85.88% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.27% cyan, 5.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 191.43°, with 56.76% saturation and 78.24% 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 13.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 1.54.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.6476

Complementary

  1. #a8dbe7
  2. #e7b4a8

Split complementary

  1. #a8dbe7
  2. #e7a8bc
  3. #e7d4a8

Analogous

  1. #a8e7d4
  2. #a8dbe7
  3. #a8bce7

Triadic

  1. #a8dbe7
  2. #e7a8db
  3. #dbe7a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8dbe7
  2. #b4a8e7
  3. #e7b4a8
  4. #dbe7a8

Square

  1. #a8dbe7
  2. #d4a8e7
  3. #e7b4a8
  4. #bce7a8

Monochromatic

  1. #35a6c1
  2. #6cc2d6
  3. #a8dbe7
  4. #e4f4f8
  5. #eff8fb

Shades

#a8dbe7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8dbe7
  2. #97c5d0
  3. #86afb9
  4. #7699a2
  5. #65838b
  6. #546e74
  7. #43585c
  8. #324245
  9. #222c2e
  10. #111617
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8dbe7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8dbe7
  2. #b1dfe9
  3. #b9e2ec
  4. #c2e6ee
  5. #cbe9f1
  6. #d4edf3
  7. #dcf1f5
  8. #e5f4f8
  9. #eef8fa
  10. #f6fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8dbe7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8dbe7
  2. #a4d2dd
  3. #a0c9d2
  4. #9cc0c8
  5. #98b7be
  6. #94aeb4
  7. #90a4a9
  8. #8c9b9f
  9. #889295
  10. #84898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3d6db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2d7e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7cfe7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94e0df ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2d9e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbd4e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9cdee2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8dbe7 {
  color: #a8dbe7;
}
Background
.bg-a8dbe7 {
  background-color: #a8dbe7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8dbe7 {
  border: 2px solid #a8dbe7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8dbe7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 219 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 57% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8dbe7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8dbe7, #a8bce7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8dbe7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 219 231 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 1.54 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 2.33 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 2.62 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.25 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.64 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.02 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.45 #572418 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#a8dbe7  rgb(168, 219, 231)  hsl(191, 57%, 78%)  Non-Photo Blue
#e7b4a8  rgb(231, 180, 168)  hsl(11, 57%, 78%)  Melon
#e7a8db  rgb(231, 168, 219)  hsl(311, 57%, 78%)  Plum
#dbe7a8  rgb(219, 231, 168)  hsl(71, 57%, 78%)  Pale Goldenrod