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Recognised as Colour

#ADA4D5

  • #ADA4D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#ADA4D5 is a blue with RGB values 173, 164, 213 and HSL 251°, 37%, 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

#ADA4D5#ADA4D5
HEX#ADA4D5
RGBrgb(173, 164, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6431, 0.8353
RGB percentages67.8%, 64.3%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(251, 36.8%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251, 23%, 83.5%)
CMYK18.8%, 23%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,925
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA4D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#525B2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99ABD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA9D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A5ACB5no 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 text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 17.8Light steelblue · ΔE 19Plum · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCD5A4
Analogous#A4B4D5, #C6A4D5
Triadic#D5ADA4, #A4D5AD
Split complementary#D5C6A4, #B4D5A4
Tetradic#D5A4B4, #CCD5A4, #A4D5C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECEAF5
Lighter +10%#CCC7E5
Darker −10%#8E81C5
Darker −20%#6E5EB5
Darker −30%#564799
Darker −40%#423776
More saturated +25%#A293E6
Less saturated −25%#B8B5C4

Channel breakdown

R173
G164
B213
Red173 (67.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue251.02°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A4 · B D5

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