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Recognised as Colour

#A6ADFF

  • #A6ADFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A6ADFF is a blue with RGB values 166, 173, 255 and HSL 235°, 100%, 83%. 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

#A6ADFF#A6ADFF
HEX#A6ADFF
RGBrgb(166, 173, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6784, 1
RGB percentages65.1%, 67.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(235.3, 100%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 34.9%, 100%)
CMYK34.9%, 32.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,923,519
CSS custom property--colour: #A6ADFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#595200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EB0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8DBDCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Plum · ΔE 25.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Steel blue · ΔE 30.4Light skyblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF8A6
Analogous#A6D9FF, #CCA6FF
Triadic#FFA6AD, #ADFFA6
Split complementary#FFCCA6, #D9FFA6
Tetradic#FFA6D9, #FFF8A6, #A6FFCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9DCFF
Darker −10%#737EFF
Darker −20%#404FFF
Darker −30%#0D20FF
Darker −40%#0011D9
More saturated +25%#A6ADFF
Less saturated −25%#B1B6F4

Channel breakdown

R166
G173
B255
Red166 (65.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue235.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G AD · B FF

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