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Colour

#ADBDE8

  • #ADBDE8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ADBDE8 is a blue with RGB values 173, 189, 232 and HSL 224°, 56%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ADBDE8#ADBDE8
HEX#ADBDE8
RGBrgb(173, 189, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7412, 0.9098
RGB percentages67.8%, 74.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(223.7, 56.2%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.7, 25.4%, 91%)
CMYK25.4%, 18.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,386,344
CSS custom property--colour: #ADBDE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#524217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C0EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABBBE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9EC5CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.7Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Thistle · ΔE 17.2Sky blue · ΔE 19Light blue · ΔE 20.1Lavender · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8D8AD
Analogous#ADDBE8, #BBADE8
Triadic#E8ADBD, #BDE8AD
Split complementary#E8BBAD, #DBE8AD
Tetradic#E8ADDB, #E8D8AD, #ADE8BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFE
Lighter +10%#D5DDF3
Darker −10%#859DDD
Darker −20%#5D7DD2
Darker −30%#375EC5
Darker −40%#2C4B9D
More saturated +25%#A0B7F5
Less saturated −25%#BAC3DB

Channel breakdown

R173
G189
B232
Red173 (67.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue223.73°
Saturation (HSL)56.19%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G BD · B E8

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