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#A8DDE2

#a8dde2 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a8dde2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 86.67% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.66% cyan, 2.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 185.17°, with 50% saturation and 77.25% 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 14.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 1.56.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.6553

Complementary

  1. #a8dde2
  2. #e2ada8

Split complementary

  1. #a8dde2
  2. #e2a8c0
  3. #e2caa8

Analogous

  1. #a8e2ca
  2. #a8dde2
  3. #a8c0e2

Triadic

  1. #a8dde2
  2. #e2a8dd
  3. #dde2a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8dde2
  2. #ada8e2
  3. #e2ada8
  4. #dde2a8

Square

  1. #a8dde2
  2. #caa8e2
  3. #e2ada8
  4. #c0e2a8

Monochromatic

  1. #3caab5
  2. #6fc7cf
  3. #a8dde2
  4. #e1f3f5
  5. #f0f9fa

Shades

#a8dde2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8dde2
  2. #97c7cb
  3. #86b1b5
  4. #769b9e
  5. #658588
  6. #546f71
  7. #43585a
  8. #324244
  9. #222c2d
  10. #111617
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8dde2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8dde2
  2. #b1e0e5
  3. #b9e4e8
  4. #c2e7eb
  5. #cbebee
  6. #d4eef1
  7. #dcf1f3
  8. #e5f5f6
  9. #eef8f9
  10. #f6fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8dde2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8dde2
  2. #a4d4d8
  3. #a0cace
  4. #9cc1c5
  5. #98b8bb
  6. #94afb1
  7. #90a5a7
  8. #8c9c9d
  9. #889394
  10. #84898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4d7d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d8e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cad0e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95e1de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5dae2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bed5e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9de0e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8dde2 {
  color: #a8dde2;
}
Background
.bg-a8dde2 {
  background-color: #a8dde2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8dde2 {
  border: 2px solid #a8dde2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8dde2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 221 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 50% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8dde2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8dde2, #a8c0e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8dde2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 221 226 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 1.56 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.22 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 4.56 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.11 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.12 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.84 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.11 #57221d Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#a8dde2  rgb(168, 221, 226)  hsl(185, 50%, 77%)  Powder Blue
#e2ada8  rgb(226, 173, 168)  hsl(5, 50%, 77%)  Pastel Pink
#e2a8dd  rgb(226, 168, 221)  hsl(305, 50%, 77%)  Plum
#dde2a8  rgb(221, 226, 168)  hsl(65, 50%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod