Information about #A1CADE color

#A1CADE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A1CADE falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(161, 202, 222) — 63.1% red, 79.2% green, 87.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 8 / 0 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A1CADE reads as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Regent St Blue (#A0CDD9). Slightly further away sit Children’s Soft Blue (#A1CED7) and French Pass (#A4D2E0).

The recipe behind #A1CADE is rgb(161, 202, 222), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A1CADE: 12.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #A1CADE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A1CADE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A1CADE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A1CADE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Jeans Blue color link
Jeans Blue

#A0CFEC

Sail color link
Sail

#A5CEEC

Crystal color link
Crystal

#A7D8DE

Cornflower color link
Cornflower

#9ACEEB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A1CADE
  • RGB161, 202, 222
  • CMYK24, 8, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(161, 202, 222)
  • HSL200°, 48%, 75%
  • HSL Precise199.672°, 48.031%, 75.098%
  • HSV200°, 27%, 87%
  • HSB200°, 27%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.792, 0.871)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.792, 0.871, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.792, 0.871)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA1CADE
  • DECIMAL ID10603230
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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