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Recognised as Colour

#ADA0D8

  • #ADA0D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#ADA0D8 is a blue with RGB values 173, 160, 216 and HSL 254°, 42%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#ADA0D8#ADA0D8
HEX#ADA0D8
RGBrgb(173, 160, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6275, 0.8471
RGB percentages67.8%, 62.7%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(253.9, 41.8%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.9, 25.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK19.9%, 25.9%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,378,904
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA0D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#525F27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A8DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A7D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A5A9B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.6Thistle · ΔE 21.1Light steelblue · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBD8A0
Analogous#A0AFD8, #C9A0D8
Triadic#D8ADA0, #A0D8AD
Split complementary#D8C9A0, #AFD8A0
Tetradic#D8A0AF, #CBD8A0, #A0D8C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE8F6
Lighter +10%#CCC4E7
Darker −10%#8E7CC9
Darker −20%#6F58BA
Darker −30%#57419E
Darker −40%#43327A
More saturated +25%#A48FE9
Less saturated −25%#B6B1C7

Channel breakdown

R173
G160
B216
Red173 (67.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue253.93°
Saturation (HSL)41.79%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A0 · B D8

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