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Colour

#ADC2CD

  • #ADC2CD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ADC2CD is a blue with RGB values 173, 194, 205 and HSL 201°, 24%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ADC2CD#ADC2CD
HEX#ADC2CD
RGBrgb(173, 194, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7608, 0.8039
RGB percentages67.8%, 76.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(200.6, 24.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 15.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK15.6%, 5.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,387,597
CSS custom property--colour: #ADC2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#523D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC1CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8BDCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A5C5C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.2Silver · ΔE 9.3Light blue · ΔE 9.6Light grey · ΔE 11.8Dark grey · ΔE 12.2Powder blue · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB8AD
Analogous#ADCDC8, #ADB2CD
Triadic#CDADC2, #C2CDAD
Split complementary#CDADB2, #CDC8AD
Tetradic#C8ADCD, #CDB8AD, #B2CDAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF1F4
Lighter +10%#CDDAE0
Darker −10%#8DAABA
Darker −20%#6E93A6
Darker −30%#55798C
Darker −40%#425E6C
More saturated +25%#9DC7DE
Less saturated −25%#BDBDBD

Channel breakdown

R173
G194
B205
Red173 (67.8%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue200.63°
Saturation (HSL)24.24%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G C2 · B CD

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