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Colour

#ADACFF

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

#ADACFF is a blue with RGB values 173, 172, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ADACFF#ADACFF
HEX#ADACFF
RGBrgb(173, 172, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6745, 1
RGB percentages67.8%, 67.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(240.7, 100%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.7, 32.5%, 100%)
CMYK32.2%, 32.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,382,015
CSS custom property--colour: #ADACFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#525300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#90B1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#98BBCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Plum · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9Steel blue · ΔE 32.2Light skyblue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEFFAC
Analogous#ACD5FF, #D7ACFF
Triadic#FFADAC, #ACFFAD
Split complementary#FFD7AC, #D5FFAC
Tetradic#FFACD5, #FEFFAC, #ACFFD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFDFFF
Darker −10%#7B79FF
Darker −20%#4846FF
Darker −30%#1613FF
Darker −40%#0300DF
More saturated +25%#ADACFF
Less saturated −25%#B7B6F5

Channel breakdown

R173
G172
B255
Red173 (67.8%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G AC · B FF

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