Information about #A1E3ED color

#A1E3ED color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A1E3ED is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(161, 227, 237) — 63.1% red, 89% green, 92.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 4 / 0 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated cyan, #A1E3ED appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Non Photo Blue (#A4DDED). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Charlotte (#A4DCE6) and Blizzard Blue (#ACE5EE).

In RGB terms — rgb(161, 227, 237) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A1E3ED background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A1E3ED color variations

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#A1E3ED 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 #A1E3ED

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A1E3ED
  • RGB161, 227, 237
  • CMYK30, 4, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(161, 227, 237)
  • HSL188°, 68%, 78%
  • HSL Precise187.895°, 67.857%, 78.039%
  • HSV188°, 32%, 93%
  • HSB188°, 32%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.890, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.890, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.890, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA1E3ED
  • DECIMAL ID10609645
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01