Colour

#ADE1EB

#ADE1EB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#ADE1EB is a cyan with RGB values 173, 225, 235 and HSL 190°, 61%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#ADE1EB#ADE1EB

HEX#ADE1EB

RGBrgb(173, 225, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8824, 0.9216

RGB percentages67.8%, 88.2%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(189.7, 60.8%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.7, 26.4%, 92.2%)

CMYK26.4%, 4.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,395,563

CSS custom property--colour: #ADE1EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.75:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7

Inverted#521E14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8DDECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDD5EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#99E6E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.3 Light blue · ΔE 4.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.5 Sky blue · ΔE 13.1 Light cyan · ΔE 14.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.33, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EBB7AD

Analogous#ADEBD6, #ADC2EB

Triadic#EBADE1, #E1EBAD

Split complementary#EBADC2, #EBD6AD

Tetradic#D6ADEB, #EBB7AD, #C2EBAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D6F0F5

Darker −10%#84D2E1

Darker −20%#5BC3D7

Darker −30%#32B4CD

Darker −40%#2890A4

More saturated +25%#A0EAF8

Less saturated −25%#BAD8DE

Channel breakdown

R173

G225

B235

Red173 (67.8%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue189.68°

Saturation (HSL)60.78%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G E1 · B EB

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Colour values

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