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#A9ECFA

#a9ecfa ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a9ecfa is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 92.55% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.4% cyan, 5.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 190.37°, with 89.01% saturation and 82.16% 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 16.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.7533

Complementary

  1. #a9ecfa
  2. #fab7a9

Split complementary

  1. #a9ecfa
  2. #faa9c4
  3. #fae0a9

Analogous

  1. #a9fae0
  2. #a9ecfa
  3. #a9c4fa

Triadic

  1. #a9ecfa
  2. #faa9ec
  3. #ecfaa9

Tetradic

  1. #a9ecfa
  2. #b7a9fa
  3. #fab7a9
  4. #ecfaa9

Square

  1. #a9ecfa
  2. #e0a9fa
  3. #fab7a9
  4. #c4faa9

Monochromatic

  1. #18ccf2
  2. #61dcf6
  3. #a9ecfa
  4. #ecfbfe
  5. #ecfbfe

Shades

#a9ecfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9ecfa
  2. #98d4e1
  3. #87bdc8
  4. #76a5af
  5. #658e96
  6. #55767d
  7. #445e64
  8. #33474b
  9. #222f32
  10. #111819
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9ecfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9ecfa
  2. #b2eefb
  3. #baf0fb
  4. #c3f2fc
  5. #cbf4fc
  6. #d4f6fd
  7. #ddf7fd
  8. #e5f9fe
  9. #eefbfe
  10. #f6fdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9ecfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9ecfa
  2. #a5e1ee
  3. #a1d6e2
  4. #9dccd5
  5. #99c1c9
  6. #95b6bd
  7. #90abb1
  8. #8ca0a5
  9. #889698
  10. #848b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cde6eb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0e7fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3ddfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8cf2f0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cde9fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3e3fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99f0f4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9ecfa {
  color: #a9ecfa;
}
Background
.bg-a9ecfa {
  background-color: #a9ecfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9ecfa {
  border: 2px solid #a9ecfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9ecfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 236 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 89% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9ecfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9ecfa, #a9c4fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9ecfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 236 250 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.75 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.35 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.33 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.04 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 6.91 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.00 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.60 #561305 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#a9ecfa  rgb(169, 236, 250)  hsl(190, 89%, 82%)  Non-Photo Blue
#fab7a9  rgb(250, 183, 169)  hsl(10, 89%, 82%)  Melon
#faa9ec  rgb(250, 169, 236)  hsl(310, 89%, 82%)  Plum
#ecfaa9  rgb(236, 250, 169)  hsl(70, 89%, 82%)  Pastel Yellow