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Recognised as Colour

#ADC7FF

  • #ADC7FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#ADC7FF is a blue with RGB values 173, 199, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#ADC7FF#ADC7FF
HEX#ADC7FF
RGBrgb(173, 199, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7804, 1
RGB percentages67.8%, 78%, 100%
HSLhsl(221, 100%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 32.2%, 100%)
CMYK32.2%, 22%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,388,927
CSS custom property--colour: #ADC7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.39:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#523800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADC3FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#95D2DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.9Thistle · ΔE 23Lavender · ΔE 23.7Light blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE5AD
Analogous#ADF0FF, #BCADFF
Triadic#FFADC7, #C7FFAD
Split complementary#FFBCAD, #F0FFAD
Tetradic#FFADF0, #FFE5AD, #ADFFBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0EAFF
Darker −10%#7AA4FF
Darker −20%#4781FF
Darker −30%#145FFF
Darker −40%#0047E0
More saturated +25%#ADC7FF
Less saturated −25%#B7CBF5

Channel breakdown

R173
G199
B255
Red173 (67.8%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G C7 · B FF

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