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Recognised as Colour

#ADC0F4

  • #ADC0F4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ADC0F4 is a blue with RGB values 173, 192, 244 and HSL 224°, 76%, 82%. 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

#ADC0F4#ADC0F4
HEX#ADC0F4
RGBrgb(173, 192, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7529, 0.9569
RGB percentages67.8%, 75.3%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(223.9, 76.3%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 29.1%, 95.7%)
CMYK29.1%, 21.3%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,387,124
CSS custom property--colour: #ADC0F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.62:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#523F0B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C4F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AABEF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#9ACAD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 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 text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.1Light skyblue · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 20.4Sky blue · ΔE 21Lavender · ΔE 22.9Light blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4E1AD
Analogous#ADE3F4, #BEADF4
Triadic#F4ADC0, #C0F4AD
Split complementary#F4BEAD, #E3F4AD
Tetradic#F4ADE3, #F4E1AD, #ADF4BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAE3FA
Darker −10%#809DEE
Darker −20%#537BE8
Darker −30%#2658E2
Darker −40%#1945BC
More saturated +25%#A2BBFF
Less saturated −25%#B9C5E8

Channel breakdown

R173
G192
B244
Red173 (67.8%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue223.94°
Saturation (HSL)76.34%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G C0 · B F4

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