When Fine Beam beneath Ascending

#a5fde3 RGB(165,253,227)

About this color

When Fine Beam beneath Ascending settles into a very light cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #a5fde3, RGB(165, 253, 227).

#a5fde3RGB(165, 253, 227)

HSL 162° · 96% saturation · 82% lightness

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Psychology

Pale cyan is one of the most readable background tones for screens: low fatigue, high clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

Light enough to serve as a base layer in light-mode design systems, lending warmth or cool clarity to an otherwise white canvas. Works well with a bold complementary accent.

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Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Fine Beam beneath Ascending
HEX
#a5fde3
RGB
rgb(165,253,227)
RGB%
rgb(64.7%,99.2%,89%)
HSL
hsl(162,96%,82%)
HSV
hsv(162,35%,99%)
CMYK
cmyk(35,0,10,1)
LAB
lab(93,-32,4)
LCH
lch(93,32,173)
sRGB
(0.647,0.992,0.89)
HEX8
#a5fde3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
165253227

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Color info

Lightness
82%
Saturation
96%
Hue
162°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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