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Recognised as Colour

#ADA9D6

  • #ADA9D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ADA9D6 is a blue with RGB values 173, 169, 214 and HSL 245°, 35%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ADA9D6#ADA9D6
HEX#ADA9D6
RGBrgb(173, 169, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6627, 0.8392
RGB percentages67.8%, 66.3%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(245.3, 35.4%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.3, 21%, 83.9%)
CMYK19.2%, 21%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,381,206
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA9D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#525629

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EAFD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EADD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A5B0B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 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 text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8Thistle · ΔE 16.1Plum · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7Light skyblue · ΔE 24.1Dark grey · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2D6A9
Analogous#A9BBD6, #C4A9D6
Triadic#D6ADA9, #A9D6AD
Split complementary#D6C4A9, #BBD6A9
Tetradic#D6A9BB, #D2D6A9, #A9D6C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFEEF7
Lighter +10%#CECCE6
Darker −10%#8C86C6
Darker −20%#6B64B5
Darker −30%#514A9C
Darker −40%#3F3A79
More saturated +25%#A099E6
Less saturated −25%#BAB9C6

Channel breakdown

R173
G169
B214
Red173 (67.8%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue245.33°
Saturation (HSL)35.43%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A9 · B D6

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