Nearest-color comparison
Pale Turquoise #AFEEEE vs Powder Blue #B0E0E6: RGB distance 16.2 and contrast 1.11:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Pale Turquoise and Powder Blue are very close, with an RGB distance of 16.2. Pale Turquoise is lighter by 0.0819, and Pale Turquoise is more saturated by 13 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.11:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Pale Turquoise and Powder Blue across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
cyan color
Pale Turquoise is #AFEEEE, a cool cyan with hue 180°, saturation 65% and luminance 0.7644. Beside Powder Blue, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 16.29:1.
cyan color
Powder Blue is #B0E0E6, a cool cyan with hue 187°, saturation 52% and luminance 0.6825. Beside Pale Turquoise, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 14.65:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
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