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Colour

#ADC0FF

  • #ADC0FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#ADC0FF is a blue with RGB values 173, 192, 255 and HSL 226°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#ADC0FF#ADC0FF
HEX#ADC0FF
RGBrgb(173, 192, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7529, 1
RGB percentages67.8%, 75.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(226.1, 100%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.1, 32.2%, 100%)
CMYK32.2%, 24.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,387,135
CSS custom property--colour: #ADC0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#523F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6BFFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#96CCD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Thistle · ΔE 24.5Sky blue · ΔE 25.5Lavender · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 19.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFECAD
Analogous#ADE9FF, #C3ADFF
Triadic#FFADC0, #C0FFAD
Split complementary#FFC3AD, #E9FFAD
Tetradic#FFADE9, #FFECAD, #ADFFC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0E7FF
Darker −10%#7A99FF
Darker −20%#4772FF
Darker −30%#144AFF
Darker −40%#0034E0
More saturated +25%#ADC0FF
Less saturated −25%#B7C5F5

Channel breakdown

R173
G192
B255
Red173 (67.8%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue226.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G C0 · B FF

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