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Colour

#ADA8E5

  • #ADA8E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#ADA8E5 is a blue with RGB values 173, 168, 229 and HSL 245°, 54%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#ADA8E5#ADA8E5
HEX#ADA8E5
RGBrgb(173, 168, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6588, 0.898
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(244.9, 54%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.9, 26.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK24.5%, 26.6%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,965
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA8E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#52571A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98B0E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#98ADE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A1B2BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Thistle · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Light skyblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0E5A8
Analogous#A8C1E5, #CCA8E5
Triadic#E5ADA8, #A8E5AD
Split complementary#E5CCA8, #C2E5A8
Tetradic#E5A8C1, #E0E5A8, #A8E5CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F7FC
Lighter +10%#D2CFF1
Darker −10%#8881D9
Darker −20%#6359CE
Darker −30%#4338BC
Darker −40%#352C95
More saturated +25%#A19AF3
Less saturated −25%#B9B6D7

Channel breakdown

R173
G168
B229
Red173 (67.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue244.92°
Saturation (HSL)53.98%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A8 · B E5

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