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Recognised as Colour

#ADA1ED

  • #ADA1ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ADA1ED is a blue with RGB values 173, 161, 237 and HSL 249°, 68%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ADA1ED#ADA1ED
HEX#ADA1ED
RGBrgb(173, 161, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6314, 0.9294
RGB percentages67.8%, 63.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(249.5, 67.9%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 32.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK27%, 32.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,181
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA1ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#525E12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DACF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA9EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9FAEBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Plum · ΔE 19.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Thistle · ΔE 30.1Steel blue · ΔE 30.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1EDA1
Analogous#A1BBED, #D3A1ED
Triadic#EDADA1, #A1EDAD
Split complementary#EDD3A1, #BBEDA1
Tetradic#EDA1BB, #E1EDA1, #A1EDD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F7FD
Lighter +10%#D2CCF5
Darker −10%#8876E5
Darker −20%#624BDD
Darker −30%#4227CE
Darker −40%#341FA3
More saturated +25%#A393FB
Less saturated −25%#B7AFDF

Channel breakdown

R173
G161
B237
Red173 (67.8%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue249.47°
Saturation (HSL)67.86%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A1 · B ED

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