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Recognised as Colour

#ADA6FF

  • #ADA6FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ADA6FF is a blue with RGB values 173, 166, 255 and HSL 245°, 100%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ADA6FF#ADA6FF
HEX#ADA6FF
RGBrgb(173, 166, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.651, 1
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(244.7, 100%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.7, 34.9%, 100%)
CMYK32.2%, 34.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,479
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#525900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AAEFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#99B6C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Plum · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 32.8Slate blue · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8FFA6
Analogous#A6CCFF, #D9A6FF
Triadic#FFADA6, #A6FFAD
Split complementary#FFD9A6, #CCFFA6
Tetradic#FFA6CC, #F8FFA6, #A6FFD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCD9FF
Darker −10%#7E73FF
Darker −20%#4F40FF
Darker −30%#200DFF
Darker −40%#1100D9
More saturated +25%#ADA6FF
Less saturated −25%#B6B1F4

Channel breakdown

R173
G166
B255
Red173 (67.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue244.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A6 · B FF

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