Information about #A9D5DC color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A9D5DC is a clearly saturated water-like cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Crystal (#A7D8DE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are French Pass (#A4D2E0) and Pastel Cyan (#A4D8D8).
The recipe behind #A9D5DC is rgb(169, 213, 220), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A9D5DC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. No one has named #A9D5DC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#A9D5DC color variations
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#A9D5DC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A9D5DC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A9D5DC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A9D5DC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A9D5DC 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A9D5DC color
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Nearest named colors to #A9D5DC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A7D8DE
#A4D2E0
#A4D8D8
#ADDED9
#A1DAD7
#ADD8E6
#A1CED7
#A6D5D0
#ADD9D1
#A0CDD9
#A4DCE6
#B2CFD3
#A9D5DC color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A9D5DC
- RGB169, 213, 220
- CMYK20, 3, 0, 14
- CSSrgb(169, 213, 220)
- HSL188°, 42%, 76%
- HSL Precise188.235°, 42.149%, 76.275%
- HSV188°, 23%, 86%
- HSB188°, 23%, 86%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
- GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.835, 0.863)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.835, 0.863, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.835, 0.863)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA9D5DC
- DECIMAL ID11130332
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
