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Recognised as Colour

#ADBBD4

  • #ADBBD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ADBBD4 is a blue with RGB values 173, 187, 212 and HSL 218°, 31%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ADBBD4#ADBBD4
HEX#ADBBD4
RGBrgb(173, 187, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7333, 0.8314
RGB percentages67.8%, 73.3%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(218.5, 31.2%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 18.4%, 83.1%)
CMYK18.4%, 11.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,385,812
CSS custom property--colour: #ADBBD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#52442B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3BCD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB9D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A4C0C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.5Light blue · ΔE 14.2Silver · ΔE 14.3Thistle · ΔE 14.5Dark grey · ΔE 15.5Light grey · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.5, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4C6AD
Analogous#ADCFD4, #B3ADD4
Triadic#D4ADBB, #BBD4AD
Split complementary#D4B3AD, #CFD4AD
Tetradic#D4ADCF, #D4C6AD, #ADD4B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F2F7
Lighter +10%#CED7E6
Darker −10%#8C9FC2
Darker −20%#6A84B1
Darker −30%#506A98
Darker −40%#3E5377
More saturated +25%#9DB7E4
Less saturated −25%#BDBFC4

Channel breakdown

R173
G187
B212
Red173 (67.8%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue218.46°
Saturation (HSL)31.2%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G BB · B D4

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