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Recognised as Colour

#ADABC2

  • #ADABC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ADABC2 is a blue with RGB values 173, 171, 194 and HSL 245°, 16%, 72%. 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

#ADABC2#ADABC2
HEX#ADABC2
RGBrgb(173, 171, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6706, 0.7608
RGB percentages67.8%, 67.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(245.2, 15.9%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.2, 11.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK10.8%, 11.9%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,381,698
CSS custom property--colour: #ADABC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#52543D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6AEC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6ADC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A9AEB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7Thistle · ΔE 12.4Dark grey · ΔE 12.7Silver · ΔE 14.4Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Light grey · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0C2AB
Analogous#ABB4C2, #B8ABC2
Triadic#C2ADAB, #ABC2AD
Split complementary#C2B8AB, #B4C2AB
Tetradic#C2ABB4, #C0C2AB, #ABC2B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E6ED
Lighter +10%#CAC9D7
Darker −10%#908DAD
Darker −20%#737097
Darker −30%#5C597B
Darker −40%#46445D
More saturated +25%#9E99D4
Less saturated −25%#B6B6B6

Channel breakdown

R173
G171
B194
Red173 (67.8%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue245.22°
Saturation (HSL)15.86%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G AB · B C2

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