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Colour

#ADB6FF

  • #ADB6FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ADB6FF is a blue with RGB values 173, 182, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ADB6FF#ADB6FF
HEX#ADB6FF
RGBrgb(173, 182, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7137, 1
RGB percentages67.8%, 71.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(233.4, 100%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.4, 32.2%, 100%)
CMYK32.2%, 28.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,384,575
CSS custom property--colour: #ADB6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#524900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0BEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB8FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#97C4D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Plum · ΔE 24.6Light skyblue · ΔE 25.9Light steelblue · ΔE 26.4Thistle · ΔE 28.1Steel blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF6AD
Analogous#ADDFFF, #CDADFF
Triadic#FFADB6, #B6FFAD
Split complementary#FFCDAD, #DFFFAD
Tetradic#FFADDF, #FFF6AD, #ADFFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0E3FF
Darker −10%#7A89FF
Darker −20%#475BFF
Darker −30%#142EFF
Darker −40%#0019E0
More saturated +25%#ADB6FF
Less saturated −25%#B7BEF5

Channel breakdown

R173
G182
B255
Red173 (67.8%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue233.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G B6 · B FF

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