#aad9e2

Color #aad9e2

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 2.87 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aad9e2

RGB

rgb(170, 217, 226)

HSL

hsl(189.6, 49.1%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.6, 24.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.8%, 4%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(83.79, -13.18, -9.41)

LCH

lch(83.79, 16.19, 215.53)

OKLCH

oklch(85.5%, 0.0503, 210.59)

HWB

hwb(189.6, 66.7%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2b3aa

Analogous

#aae2cf

#aad9e2

#aabde2

Triadic

#aad9e2

#e2aad9

#d9e2aa

Split-complementary

#aad9e2

#e2aabd

#e2cfaa

Tetradic

#aad9e2

#b3aae2

#e2b3aa

#d9e2aa

Square

#aad9e2

#cfaae2

#e2b3aa

#bde2aa

Shades

Color #aad9e2 mixed toward black.

#79c3d1

#47adc0

#328494

#225862

#112c31

Tints

Color #aad9e2 mixed toward white.

#b8dfe7

#c6e6ec

#d4ecf0

#e3f2f5

#f1f9fa

Tones

Color #aad9e2 mixed toward gray.

#afd6dd

#b3d3d9

#b8cfd4

#bdcccf

#c1c9cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c1e0 · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#bdbadf · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#addede · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aad9e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aad9e2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#aad9e2 (#aad9e2) is rgb(170, 217, 226) in RGB.

No, #aad9e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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