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Recognised as Colour

#ADBFE1

  • #ADBFE1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ADBFE1 is a blue with RGB values 173, 191, 225 and HSL 219°, 46%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ADBFE1#ADBFE1
HEX#ADBFE1
RGBrgb(173, 191, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.749, 0.8824
RGB percentages67.8%, 74.9%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(219.2, 46.4%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 23.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK23.1%, 15.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,386,849
CSS custom property--colour: #ADBFE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#52401E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4C1E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFBCE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A0C6CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.7Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Light blue · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 15.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.3Lavender · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.72, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1CFAD
Analogous#ADD9E1, #B5ADE1
Triadic#E1ADBF, #BFE1AD
Split complementary#E1B5AD, #D9E1AD
Tetradic#E1ADD9, #E1CFAD, #ADE1B5

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%#88A2D3
Darker −20%#6285C6
Darker −30%#4269B3
Darker −40%#34538E
More saturated +25%#9FBBEF
Less saturated −25%#BBC3D3

Channel breakdown

R173
G191
B225
Red173 (67.8%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue219.23°
Saturation (HSL)46.43%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G BF · B E1

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