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Colour

#ADADCF

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

#ADADCF is a blue with RGB values 173, 173, 207 and HSL 240°, 26%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ADADCF#ADADCF
HEX#ADADCF
RGBrgb(173, 173, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6784, 0.8118
RGB percentages67.8%, 67.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(240, 26.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 16.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK16.4%, 16.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,382,223
CSS custom property--colour: #ADADCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#525230

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B1D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4AFCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A6B3B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8Thistle · ΔE 13.1Dark grey · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3Silver · ΔE 19.5Lavender · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCFAD
Analogous#ADBECF, #BEADCF
Triadic#CFADAD, #ADCFAD
Split complementary#CFBEAD, #BECFAD
Tetradic#CFADBE, #CFCFAD, #ADCFBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEDF5
Lighter +10%#CDCDE2
Darker −10%#8D8DBC
Darker −20%#6D6DA9
Darker −30%#54548F
Darker −40%#41416F
More saturated +25%#9D9DDF
Less saturated −25%#BDBDBF

Channel breakdown

R173
G173
B207
Red173 (67.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)26.15%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G AD · B CF

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