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Recognised as Colour

#ADCFE0

  • #ADCFE0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#ADCFE0 is a blue with RGB values 173, 207, 224 and HSL 200°, 45%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#ADCFE0#ADCFE0
HEX#ADCFE0
RGBrgb(173, 207, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8118, 0.8784
RGB percentages67.8%, 81.2%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(200, 45.1%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 22.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK22.8%, 7.6%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,390,944
CSS custom property--colour: #ADCFE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.78:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#52301F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CDE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC7E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9ED4D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.3Light steelblue · ΔE 7.5Powder blue · ΔE 9.1Sky blue · ΔE 11.9Light grey · ΔE 14.7Silver · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.26, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0BEAD
Analogous#ADE0D8, #ADB6E0
Triadic#E0ADCF, #CFE0AD
Split complementary#E0ADB6, #E0D8AD
Tetradic#D7ADE0, #E0BEAD, #B6E0AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7FAFC
Lighter +10%#D2E5EE
Darker −10%#88B9D2
Darker −20%#63A4C4
Darker −30%#438CB1
Darker −40%#356F8C
More saturated +25%#9FD4EE
Less saturated −25%#BBCAD2

Channel breakdown

R173
G207
B224
Red173 (67.8%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)45.13%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G CF · B E0

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