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Recognised as Colour

#ADBEE1

  • #ADBEE1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ADBEE1 is a blue with RGB values 173, 190, 225 and HSL 220°, 46%, 78%. 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

#ADBEE1#ADBEE1
HEX#ADBEE1
RGBrgb(173, 190, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7451, 0.8824
RGB percentages67.8%, 74.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(220.4, 46.4%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 23.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK23.1%, 15.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,386,593
CSS custom property--colour: #ADBEE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#52411E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C0E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEBBE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A0C5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 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 text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.4Thistle · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Light blue · ΔE 16.5Sky blue · ΔE 16.8Lavender · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1D0AD
Analogous#ADD8E1, #B6ADE1
Triadic#E1ADBE, #BEE1AD
Split complementary#E1B6AD, #D8E1AD
Tetradic#E1ADD8, #E1D0AD, #ADE1B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F9FC
Lighter +10%#D2DCEF
Darker −10%#88A0D3
Darker −20%#6283C6
Darker −30%#4267B3
Darker −40%#34518E
More saturated +25%#9FB9EF
Less saturated −25%#BBC3D3

Channel breakdown

R173
G190
B225
Red173 (67.8%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue220.38°
Saturation (HSL)46.43%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G BE · B E1

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