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Recognised as Colour

#A3ADFD

  • #A3ADFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A3ADFD is a blue with RGB values 163, 173, 253 and HSL 233°, 96%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A3ADFD#A3ADFD
HEX#A3ADFD
RGBrgb(163, 173, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6784, 0.9922
RGB percentages63.9%, 67.8%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(233.3, 95.7%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 35.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK35.6%, 31.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,726,909
CSS custom property--colour: #A3ADFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#5C5202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EAFFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8ABCCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Plum · ΔE 25.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Steel blue · ΔE 29.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDF3A3
Analogous#A3DAFD, #C6A3FD
Triadic#FDA3AD, #ADFDA3
Split complementary#FDC6A3, #DAFDA3
Tetradic#FDA3DA, #FDF3A3, #A3FDC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D5D9FE
Darker −10%#7181FC
Darker −20%#3F54FB
Darker −30%#0D28FA
Darker −40%#051BCF
More saturated +25%#A1ABFF
Less saturated −25%#AFB6F1

Channel breakdown

R163
G173
B253
Red163 (63.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue233.33°
Saturation (HSL)95.74%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G AD · B FD

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