#a1e4ed

Color #a1e4ed

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 5.64 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a1e4ed

RGB

rgb(161, 228, 237)

HSL

hsl(187.1, 67.9%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.1, 32.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.1%, 3.8%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(86.59, -18.78, -11.1)

LCH

lch(86.59, 21.82, 210.59)

OKLCH

oklch(87.7%, 0.0682, 206.49)

HWB

hwb(187.1, 63.1%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edaaa1

Analogous

#a1edd0

#a1e4ed

#a1beed

Triadic

#a1e4ed

#eda1e4

#e4eda1

Split-complementary

#a1e4ed

#eda1be

#edd0a1

Tetradic

#a1e4ed

#aaa1ed

#edaaa1

#e4eda1

Square

#a1e4ed

#d0a1ed

#edaaa1

#beeda1

Shades

Color #a1e4ed mixed toward black.

#69d4e2

#31c4d8

#2097a7

#15656f

#0b3238

Tints

Color #a1e4ed mixed toward white.

#b1e8f0

#c0edf3

#d0f1f6

#e0f6f9

#effafc

Tones

Color #a1e4ed mixed toward gray.

#a7dfe7

#aedae0

#b4d5da

#bad1d4

#c1cccd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2eb · ΔE 24.1

Deuteranopia

#beb8ea · ΔE 25.8

Tritanopia

#a5e9e9 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#d9d9d9 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a1e4ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1e4ed]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a1e4ed (#a1e4ed) is rgb(161, 228, 237) in RGB.

No, #a1e4ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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