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Recognised as Colour

#ADE3FF

  • #ADE3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#ADE3FF is a blue with RGB values 173, 227, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#ADE3FF#ADE3FF
HEX#ADE3FF
RGBrgb(173, 227, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8902, 1
RGB percentages67.8%, 89%, 100%
HSLhsl(200.5, 100%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.5, 32.2%, 100%)
CMYK32.2%, 11%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,396,095
CSS custom property--colour: #ADE3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.21:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#521C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5E1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D7FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#92EBECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.5Sky blue · ΔE 9.5Powder blue · ΔE 11.7Light skyblue · ΔE 12.2Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC9AD
Analogous#ADFFF2, #ADBAFF
Triadic#FFADE3, #E3FFAD
Split complementary#FFADBA, #FFF2AD
Tetradic#F2ADFF, #FFC9AD, #BAFFAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0F4FF
Darker −10%#7AD2FF
Darker −20%#47C0FF
Darker −30%#14AFFF
Darker −40%#0094E0
More saturated +25%#ADE3FF
Less saturated −25%#B7E0F5

Channel breakdown

R173
G227
B255
Red173 (67.8%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue200.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G E3 · B FF

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