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Recognised as Colour

#ADBEDE

  • #ADBEDE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ADBEDE is a blue with RGB values 173, 190, 222 and HSL 219°, 43%, 77%. 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

#ADBEDE#ADBEDE
HEX#ADBEDE
RGBrgb(173, 190, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7451, 0.8706
RGB percentages67.8%, 74.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(219.2, 42.6%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 22.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK22.1%, 14.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,386,590
CSS custom property--colour: #ADBEDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#524121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4C0E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFBBDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A1C4C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4Light blue · ΔE 15.3Thistle · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Lavender · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.97, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECDAD
Analogous#ADD7DE, #B4ADDE
Triadic#DEADBE, #BEDEAD
Split complementary#DEB4AD, #D7DEAD
Tetradic#DEADD7, #DECDAD, #ADDEB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F8FB
Lighter +10%#D1DBED
Darker −10%#89A1CF
Darker −20%#6484C1
Darker −30%#4569AD
Darker −40%#375388
More saturated +25%#9FBAEC
Less saturated −25%#BBC2D0

Channel breakdown

R173
G190
B222
Red173 (67.8%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue219.18°
Saturation (HSL)42.61%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G BE · B DE

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