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Recognised as Colour

#ADA4D4

  • #ADA4D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#ADA4D4 is a blue with RGB values 173, 164, 212 and HSL 251°, 36%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#ADA4D4#ADA4D4
HEX#ADA4D4
RGBrgb(173, 164, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6431, 0.8314
RGB percentages67.8%, 64.3%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(251.3, 35.8%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 22.6%, 83.1%)
CMYK18.4%, 22.6%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,924
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA4D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 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#A9A9A9
Inverted#525B2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99ABD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA9D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A5ACB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 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

Thistle · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Plum · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBD4A4
Analogous#A4B3D4, #C5A4D4
Triadic#D4ADA4, #A4D4AD
Split complementary#D4C5A4, #B3D4A4
Tetradic#D4A4B3, #CBD4A4, #A4D4C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE9F5
Lighter +10%#CCC7E4
Darker −10%#8E81C4
Darker −20%#6F5FB3
Darker −30%#574897
Darker −40%#433775
More saturated +25%#A393E5
Less saturated −25%#B7B5C3

Channel breakdown

R173
G164
B212
Red173 (67.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue251.25°
Saturation (HSL)35.82%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A4 · B D4

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