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Recognised as Colour

#ADB0EB

  • #ADB0EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ADB0EB is a blue with RGB values 173, 176, 235 and HSL 237°, 61%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ADB0EB#ADB0EB
HEX#ADB0EB
RGBrgb(173, 176, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6902, 0.9216
RGB percentages67.8%, 69%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(237.1, 60.8%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 26.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK26.4%, 25.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,383,019
CSS custom property--colour: #ADB0EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#524F14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B7EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB3E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9EBAC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1Thistle · ΔE 21.6Plum · ΔE 22.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Light skyblue · ΔE 23.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 20.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE8AD
Analogous#ADCFEB, #C9ADEB
Triadic#EBADB0, #B0EBAD
Split complementary#EBC9AD, #CFEBAD
Tetradic#EBADCF, #EBE8AD, #ADEBC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6D8F5
Darker −10%#8488E1
Darker −20%#5B61D7
Darker −30%#3239CD
Darker −40%#282EA4
More saturated +25%#A0A4F8
Less saturated −25%#BABCDE

Channel breakdown

R173
G176
B235
Red173 (67.8%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue237.1°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G B0 · B EB

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