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Colour

#ADC3D7

  • #ADC3D7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ADC3D7 is a blue with RGB values 173, 195, 215 and HSL 209°, 34%, 76%. 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

#ADC3D7#ADC3D7
HEX#ADC3D7
RGBrgb(173, 195, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7647, 0.8431
RGB percentages67.8%, 76.5%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(208.6, 34.4%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.6, 19.5%, 84.3%)
CMYK19.5%, 9.3%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,387,863
CSS custom property--colour: #ADC3D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.56:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#523C28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC3D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6BED7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A2C8C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.4Light blue · ΔE 9.8Silver · ΔE 12.9Powder blue · ΔE 14.4Light grey · ΔE 14.6Sky blue · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.42, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7C1AD
Analogous#ADD7D6, #ADAED7
Triadic#D7ADC3, #C3D7AD
Split complementary#D7ADAE, #D7D6AD
Tetradic#D6ADD7, #D7C1AD, #AED7AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F5F8
Lighter +10%#CFDCE8
Darker −10%#8BAAC6
Darker −20%#6891B6
Darker −30%#4D779E
Darker −40%#3C5E7C
More saturated +25%#9EC4E6
Less saturated −25%#BCC2C8

Channel breakdown

R173
G195
B215
Red173 (67.8%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue208.57°
Saturation (HSL)34.43%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G C3 · B D7

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