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Colour

#ADC0F2

  • #ADC0F2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ADC0F2 is a blue with RGB values 173, 192, 242 and HSL 223°, 73%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ADC0F2#ADC0F2
HEX#ADC0F2
RGBrgb(173, 192, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7529, 0.949
RGB percentages67.8%, 75.3%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(223.5, 72.6%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 28.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK28.5%, 20.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,387,122
CSS custom property--colour: #ADC0F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.6:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#523F0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C4F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABBEF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9BCAD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1Light skyblue · ΔE 15.6Thistle · ΔE 19.8Sky blue · ΔE 20.3Lavender · ΔE 22.2Light blue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2DFAD
Analogous#ADE2F2, #BDADF2
Triadic#F2ADC0, #C0F2AD
Split complementary#F2BDAD, #E2F2AD
Tetradic#F2ADE2, #F2DFAD, #ADF2BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9E2F9
Darker −10%#819EEB
Darker −20%#557CE4
Darker −30%#295BDD
Darker −40%#1D47B6
More saturated +25%#A1BBFE
Less saturated −25%#B9C5E6

Channel breakdown

R173
G192
B242
Red173 (67.8%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue223.48°
Saturation (HSL)72.63%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G C0 · B F2

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