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Recognised as Colour

#ADA3FF

  • #ADA3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ADA3FF is a blue with RGB values 173, 163, 255 and HSL 247°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ADA3FF#ADA3FF
HEX#ADA3FF
RGBrgb(173, 163, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6392, 1
RGB percentages67.8%, 63.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(246.5, 100%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 36.1%, 100%)
CMYK32.2%, 36.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,711
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#525C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#87ACFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#99B4C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Plum · ΔE 24.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3Royal blue · ΔE 31.3Slate blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5FFA3
Analogous#A3C7FF, #DBA3FF
Triadic#FFADA3, #A3FFAD
Split complementary#FFDBA3, #C7FFA3
Tetradic#FFA3C7, #F5FFA3, #A3FFDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAD6FF
Darker −10%#8070FF
Darker −20%#523DFF
Darker −30%#250AFF
Darker −40%#1700D6
More saturated +25%#ADA3FF
Less saturated −25%#B6AFF4

Channel breakdown

R173
G163
B255
Red173 (67.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue246.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A3 · B FF

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