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Recognised as Colour

#ADA6FC

  • #ADA6FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ADA6FC is a blue with RGB values 173, 166, 252 and HSL 245°, 93%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ADA6FC#ADA6FC
HEX#ADA6FC
RGBrgb(173, 166, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.651, 0.9882
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(244.9, 93.5%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.9, 34.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK31.3%, 34.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,476
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA6FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#525903

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BADFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9AB6C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Plum · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 33.4Royal blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5FCA6
Analogous#A6CAFC, #D8A6FC
Triadic#FCADA6, #A6FCAD
Split complementary#FCD8A6, #CAFCA6
Tetradic#FCA6CA, #F5FCA6, #A6FCD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAD7FE
Darker −10%#8075FA
Darker −20%#5243F9
Darker −30%#2512F7
Darker −40%#1707CF
More saturated +25%#AAA3FF
Less saturated −25%#B7B2F1

Channel breakdown

R173
G166
B252
Red173 (67.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue244.88°
Saturation (HSL)93.48%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A6 · B FC

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