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Recognised as Colour

#ADA8DC

  • #ADA8DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#ADA8DC is a blue with RGB values 173, 168, 220 and HSL 246°, 43%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#ADA8DC#ADA8DC
HEX#ADA8DC
RGBrgb(173, 168, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6588, 0.8627
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(245.8, 42.6%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 23.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK21.4%, 23.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,956
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA8DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#525723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BAFDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BACDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A3B1BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 18.8Light steelblue · ΔE 18.9Plum · ΔE 20.4Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 18.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7DCA8
Analogous#A8BDDC, #C7A8DC
Triadic#DCADA8, #A8DCAD
Split complementary#DCC7A8, #BDDCA8
Tetradic#DCA8BD, #D7DCA8, #A8DCC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F1F9
Lighter +10%#CFCCEB
Darker −10%#8B84CD
Darker −20%#685FBF
Darker −30%#4D43A8
Darker −40%#3C3583
More saturated +25%#A199EB
Less saturated −25%#B9B7CD

Channel breakdown

R173
G168
B220
Red173 (67.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue245.77°
Saturation (HSL)42.62%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A8 · B DC

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