#A0E9FF

A very light, vivid cyan closely aligning with Lightblue.

About #A0E9FF

At its core, #A0E9FF is a very light and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 233, and 255.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 37% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow, and 0% black. The HSL representation is 193.9° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 81.4% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A0E9FF
RGB160, 233, 255
HSL193.9°, 100.0%, 81.4%
CMYK37%, 9%, 0%, 0%
HSV193.9°, 37.3%, 100.0%
LAB88.4, -17.2, -17.8
XYZ61.7, 73.0, 105.4
Decimal10545663

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
15.59:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.26:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A0E9FF; }
.text-color { color: #A0E9FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A0E9FF; }

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