Colour
#ADB4CC
- #ADB4CC
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#ADB4CC is a blue with RGB values 173, 180, 204 and HSL 226°, 23%, 74%. 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
#ADB4CC#ADB4CC
HEX#ADB4CC
RGBrgb(173, 180, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7059, 0.8
RGB percentages67.8%, 70.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(226.5, 23.3%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 15.2%, 80%)
CMYK15.2%, 11.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,384,012
CSS custom property--colour: #ADB4CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#524B33
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCC5AD
Analogous#ADC3CC, #B6ADCC
Triadic#CCADB4, #B4CCAD
Split complementary#CCB6AD, #C4CCAD
Tetradic#CCADC3, #CCC5AD, #ADCCB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G180
B204
Red173 (67.8%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue226.45°
Saturation (HSL)23.31%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G B4 · B CC
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