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Recognised as Colour

#ADA9F3

  • #ADA9F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ADA9F3 is a blue with RGB values 173, 169, 243 and HSL 243°, 76%, 81%. 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

#ADA9F3#ADA9F3
HEX#ADA9F3
RGBrgb(173, 169, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6627, 0.9529
RGB percentages67.8%, 66.3%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(243.2, 75.5%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.2, 30.5%, 95.3%)
CMYK28.8%, 30.5%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,381,235
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA9F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#52560C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B3F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#93AFF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Plum · ΔE 20.8Thistle · ΔE 28.6Light steelblue · ΔE 29Medium purple · ΔE 29.2Steel blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFF3A9
Analogous#A9CAF3, #D2A9F3
Triadic#F3ADA9, #A9F3AD
Split complementary#F3D2A9, #CAF3A9
Tetradic#F3A9CA, #EFF3A9, #A9F3D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8D6F9
Darker −10%#827CED
Darker −20%#584FE7
Darker −30%#2D23E0
Darker −40%#2219B7
More saturated +25%#A29DFF
Less saturated −25%#B8B5E7

Channel breakdown

R173
G169
B243
Red173 (67.8%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue243.24°
Saturation (HSL)75.51%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A9 · B F3

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