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Colour

#ADA8DF

  • #ADA8DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#ADA8DF is a blue with RGB values 173, 168, 223 and HSL 245°, 46%, 77%. 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

#ADA8DF#ADA8DF
HEX#ADA8DF
RGBrgb(173, 168, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6588, 0.8745
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(245.5, 46.2%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 24.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK22.4%, 24.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,959
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA8DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#525720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AAFE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AADDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A2B1BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 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 text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 20Plum · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 20, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DADFA8
Analogous#A8BEDF, #C9A8DF
Triadic#DFADA8, #A8DFAD
Split complementary#DFC8A8, #BFDFA8
Tetradic#DFA8BE, #DADFA8, #A8DFC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F3FA
Lighter +10%#D0CDED
Darker −10%#8A83D1
Darker −20%#675DC4
Darker −30%#4A40AE
Darker −40%#3A3289
More saturated +25%#A199EE
Less saturated −25%#B9B7D0

Channel breakdown

R173
G168
B223
Red173 (67.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue245.45°
Saturation (HSL)46.22%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A8 · B DF

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