Pastelcyansoft
HSL
183° · 55% · 78%
Deep Sky Thread
#a8e3e6
Notes
Deep Sky Thread (#A8E3E6) is a soft cyan with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (183°, 55%, 78%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary red. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.
HEX
#a8e3e6
RGB
rgb(168, 227, 230)
HSL
hsl(183, 55%, 78%)
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