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#A4E2ED

#a4e2ed ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a4e2ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.8% cyan, 4.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 189.04°, with 66.97% saturation and 78.63% 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 14.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.684

Complementary

  1. #a4e2ed
  2. #edafa4

Split complementary

  1. #a4e2ed
  2. #eda4be
  3. #edd4a4

Analogous

  1. #a4edd4
  2. #a4e2ed
  3. #a4beed

Triadic

  1. #a4e2ed
  2. #eda4e2
  3. #e2eda4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e2ed
  2. #afa4ed
  3. #edafa4
  4. #e2eda4

Square

  1. #a4e2ed
  2. #d4a4ed
  3. #edafa4
  4. #beeda4

Monochromatic

  1. #29b6cf
  2. #64cee0
  3. #a4e2ed
  4. #e4f6fa
  5. #eefafc

Shades

#a4e2ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e2ed
  2. #94cbd5
  3. #83b5be
  4. #739ea6
  5. #62888e
  6. #527177
  7. #425a5f
  8. #314447
  9. #212d2f
  10. #101718
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e2ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e2ed
  2. #ade5ef
  3. #b6e8f1
  4. #bfebf2
  5. #c8eef4
  6. #d2f1f6
  7. #dbf3f8
  8. #e4f6fa
  9. #edf9fb
  10. #f6fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e2ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e2ed
  2. #a0d8e2
  3. #9dced7
  4. #99c5cc
  5. #96bbc1
  6. #92b1b7
  7. #8ea7ac
  8. #8b9da1
  9. #879496
  10. #848a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5dce0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8ddee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbd4ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8be8e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5dfed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bddaed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95e5e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e2ed {
  color: #a4e2ed;
}
Background
.bg-a4e2ed {
  background-color: #a4e2ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e2ed {
  border: 2px solid #a4e2ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e2ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 226 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 67% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e2ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e2ed, #a4beed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e2ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 226 237 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 2.66 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 2.75 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.84 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.07 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.72 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 7.79 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.46 #5b1d12 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#a4e2ed  rgb(164, 226, 237)  hsl(189, 67%, 79%)  Non-Photo Blue
#edafa4  rgb(237, 175, 164)  hsl(9, 67%, 79%)  Melon
#eda4e2  rgb(237, 164, 226)  hsl(309, 67%, 79%)  Plum
#e2eda4  rgb(226, 237, 164)  hsl(69, 67%, 79%)  Pale Goldenrod