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Colour

#ADB2CD

  • #ADB2CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ADB2CD is a blue with RGB values 173, 178, 205 and HSL 231°, 24%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ADB2CD#ADB2CD
HEX#ADB2CD
RGBrgb(173, 178, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.698, 0.8039
RGB percentages67.8%, 69.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(230.6, 24.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 15.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK15.6%, 13.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,383,501
CSS custom property--colour: #ADB2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#524D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB4CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A6B7BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.5Thistle · ΔE 12.8Dark grey · ΔE 15.2Silver · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Light blue · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC8AD
Analogous#ADC2CD, #B8ADCD
Triadic#CDADB2, #B2CDAD
Split complementary#CDB8AD, #C2CDAD
Tetradic#CDADC2, #CDC8AD, #ADCDB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECEEF4
Lighter +10%#CDD0E0
Darker −10%#8D94BA
Darker −20%#6E77A6
Darker −30%#555E8C
Darker −40%#42496C
More saturated +25%#9DA7DE
Less saturated −25%#BDBDBD

Channel breakdown

R173
G178
B205
Red173 (67.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue230.63°
Saturation (HSL)24.24%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G B2 · B CD

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