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Recognised as Colour

#ADA6EE

  • #ADA6EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ADA6EE is a blue with RGB values 173, 166, 238 and HSL 246°, 68%, 79%. 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

#ADA6EE#ADA6EE
HEX#ADA6EE
RGBrgb(173, 166, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.651, 0.9333
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(245.8, 67.9%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 30.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK27.3%, 30.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,462
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA6EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#525911

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B0F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#92ACECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9EB3C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 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 text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Plum · ΔE 19.7Thistle · ΔE 27.8Light steelblue · ΔE 28.7Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Steel blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7EEA6
Analogous#A6C3EE, #D1A6EE
Triadic#EEADA6, #A6EEAD
Split complementary#EED1A6, #C3EEA6
Tetradic#EEA6C3, #E7EEA6, #A6EED1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFE
Lighter +10%#D4D1F6
Darker −10%#867BE6
Darker −20%#5E50DE
Darker −30%#3928D3
Darker −40%#2D20A8
More saturated +25%#A299FB
Less saturated −25%#B8B3E1

Channel breakdown

R173
G166
B238
Red173 (67.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue245.83°
Saturation (HSL)67.92%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A6 · B EE

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