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#A4E2EA

#a4e2ea ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a4e2ea is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 88.63% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.91% cyan, 3.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 186.86°, with 62.5% saturation and 78.04% 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 14.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.6823

Complementary

  1. #a4e2ea
  2. #eaaca4

Split complementary

  1. #a4e2ea
  2. #eaa4bf
  3. #eacfa4

Analogous

  1. #a4eacf
  2. #a4e2ea
  3. #a4bfea

Triadic

  1. #a4e2ea
  2. #eaa4e2
  3. #e2eaa4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e2ea
  2. #aca4ea
  3. #eaaca4
  4. #e2eaa4

Square

  1. #a4e2ea
  2. #cfa4ea
  3. #eaaca4
  4. #bfeaa4

Monochromatic

  1. #2eb6c7
  2. #66cedc
  3. #a4e2ea
  4. #e2f6f8
  5. #eefafb

Shades

#a4e2ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e2ea
  2. #94cbd3
  3. #83b5bb
  4. #739ea4
  5. #62888c
  6. #527175
  7. #425a5e
  8. #314446
  9. #212d2f
  10. #101717
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e2ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e2ea
  2. #ade5ec
  3. #b6e8ee
  4. #bfebf0
  5. #c8eef2
  6. #d2f1f5
  7. #dbf3f7
  8. #e4f6f9
  9. #edf9fb
  10. #f6fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e2ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e2ea
  2. #a0d8df
  3. #9dced5
  4. #99c5ca
  5. #96bbc0
  6. #92b1b5
  7. #8ea7aa
  8. #8b9da0
  9. #879495
  10. #848a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5dcdf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8ddeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccd3ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ce7e4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6dfea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdd9ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96e5e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e2ea {
  color: #a4e2ea;
}
Background
.bg-a4e2ea {
  background-color: #a4e2ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e2ea {
  border: 2px solid #a4e2ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e2ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 226 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 63% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e2ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e2ea, #a4bfea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e2ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 226 234 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 2.57 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.74 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 4.10 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.61 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 7.13 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.20 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.65 #5b1d15 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#a4e2ea  rgb(164, 226, 234)  hsl(187, 63%, 78%)  Powder Blue
#eaaca4  rgb(234, 172, 164)  hsl(7, 63%, 78%)  Pastel Pink
#eaa4e2  rgb(234, 164, 226)  hsl(307, 63%, 78%)  Plum
#e2eaa4  rgb(226, 234, 164)  hsl(67, 63%, 78%)  Pale Goldenrod