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Recognised as Colour

#ADA2D7

  • #ADA2D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#ADA2D7 is a blue with RGB values 173, 162, 215 and HSL 252°, 40%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#ADA2D7#ADA2D7
HEX#ADA2D7
RGBrgb(173, 162, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6353, 0.8431
RGB percentages67.8%, 63.5%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(252.5, 39.8%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.5, 24.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK19.5%, 24.7%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,415
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA2D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#525D28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A9D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A8D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A5AAB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.5Thistle · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCD7A2
Analogous#A2B1D7, #C8A2D7
Triadic#D7ADA2, #A2D7AD
Split complementary#D7C8A2, #B1D7A2
Tetradic#D7A2B1, #CCD7A2, #A2D7C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE9F6
Lighter +10%#CCC6E6
Darker −10%#8E7EC8
Darker −20%#6E5BB8
Darker −30%#56439D
Darker −40%#423479
More saturated +25%#A391E8
Less saturated −25%#B7B3C6

Channel breakdown

R173
G162
B215
Red173 (67.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue252.45°
Saturation (HSL)39.85%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A2 · B D7

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