ColorTool
Log in
#ADC2FF

#adc2ff ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#adc2ff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 76.08% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.16% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 224.63°, with 100% saturation and 83.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 7.11.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#99ccff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.5469

Complementary

  1. #adc2ff
  2. #ffeaad

Split complementary

  1. #adc2ff
  2. #ffc1ad
  3. #ebffad

Analogous

  1. #adebff
  2. #adc2ff
  3. #c1adff

Triadic

  1. #adc2ff
  2. #ffadc2
  3. #c2ffad

Tetradic

  1. #adc2ff
  2. #eaadff
  3. #ffeaad
  4. #c2ffad

Square

  1. #adc2ff
  2. #ffadeb
  3. #ffeaad
  4. #adffc1

Monochromatic

  1. #1450ff
  2. #6089ff
  3. #adc2ff
  4. #ebf0ff
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#adc2ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adc2ff
  2. #9cafe6
  3. #8a9bcc
  4. #7988b3
  5. #687499
  6. #576180
  7. #454e66
  8. #343a4d
  9. #232733
  10. #11131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#adc2ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adc2ff
  2. #b5c8ff
  3. #bdceff
  4. #c6d4ff
  5. #cedaff
  6. #d6e1ff
  7. #dee7ff
  8. #e6edff
  9. #eff3ff
  10. #f7f9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adc2ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adc2ff
  2. #a9bbf2
  3. #a4b5e6
  4. #a0aed9
  5. #9ba8cc
  6. #97a1c0
  7. #929ab3
  8. #8e94a6
  9. #898d99
  10. #85878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbc3de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afc7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8c0fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96ced7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aec5ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aac1fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0c9e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-adc2ff {
  color: #adc2ff;
}
Background
.bg-adc2ff {
  background-color: #adc2ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adc2ff {
  border: 2px solid #adc2ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adc2ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 194 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adc2ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adc2ff, #c1adff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adc2ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 194 255 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.11 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.63 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.39 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.08 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 12.35 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 12.52 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 12.57 #523d00 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#adc2ff  rgb(173, 194, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 84%)  Light Steel Blue
#ffeaad  rgb(255, 234, 173)  hsl(45, 100%, 84%)  Vanilla
#ffadc2  rgb(255, 173, 194)  hsl(345, 100%, 84%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#c2ffad  rgb(194, 255, 173)  hsl(105, 100%, 84%)  Pale Green