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Recognised as Colour

#AD9FF4

  • #AD9FF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AD9FF4 is a blue with RGB values 173, 159, 244 and HSL 250°, 79%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AD9FF4#AD9FF4
HEX#AD9FF4
RGBrgb(173, 159, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6235, 0.9569
RGB percentages67.8%, 62.4%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(249.9, 79.4%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 34.8%, 95.7%)
CMYK29.1%, 34.8%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,378,676
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9FF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#52600B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87ACF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A8F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9DAEBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Plum · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.3Slate blue · ΔE 32.3Royal blue · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6F49F
Analogous#9FBCF4, #D89FF4
Triadic#F4AD9F, #9FF4AD
Split complementary#F4D89F, #BCF49F
Tetradic#F49FBB, #E6F49F, #9FF4D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFBFE
Lighter +10%#D4CDF9
Darker −10%#8671EF
Darker −20%#5F43EA
Darker −30%#3A1AE0
Darker −40%#2E14B3
More saturated +25%#A694FF
Less saturated −25%#B6ACE7

Channel breakdown

R173
G159
B244
Red173 (67.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue249.88°
Saturation (HSL)79.44%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 9F · B F4

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