Recognised as Colour
#ADB5CD
- #ADB5CD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#ADB5CD is a blue with RGB values 173, 181, 205 and HSL 225°, 24%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#ADB5CD#ADB5CD
HEX#ADB5CD
RGBrgb(173, 181, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7098, 0.8039
RGB percentages67.8%, 71%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(225, 24.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 15.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK15.6%, 11.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,384,269
CSS custom property--colour: #ADB5CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#524A32
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDC5AD
Analogous#ADC5CD, #B5ADCD
Triadic#CDADB5, #B5CDAD
Split complementary#CDB5AD, #C5CDAD
Tetradic#CDADC5, #CDC5AD, #ADCDB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G181
B205
Red173 (67.8%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)24.24%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G B5 · B CD
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