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Recognised as Colour

#ADE2EC

  • #ADE2EC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#ADE2EC is a cyan with RGB values 173, 226, 236 and HSL 190°, 62%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#ADE2EC#ADE2EC
HEX#ADE2EC
RGBrgb(173, 226, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8863, 0.9255
RGB percentages67.8%, 88.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(189.5, 62.4%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.5, 26.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK26.7%, 4.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,395,820
CSS custom property--colour: #ADE2EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.87:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#521D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DEEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CED5ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#99E7E5no 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 text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.5Light blue · ΔE 4.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.2Sky blue · ΔE 13.2Light cyan · ΔE 14Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.51, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECB7AD
Analogous#ADECD7, #ADC3EC
Triadic#ECADE2, #E2ECAD
Split complementary#ECADC3, #ECD7AD
Tetradic#D7ADEC, #ECB7AD, #C3ECAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6F1F6
Darker −10%#84D3E2
Darker −20%#5AC5D9
Darker −30%#31B6CF
Darker −40%#2792A6
More saturated +25%#A0EBF9
Less saturated −25%#BAD9DF

Channel breakdown

R173
G226
B236
Red173 (67.8%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue189.52°
Saturation (HSL)62.38%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G E2 · B EC

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