#adb9f4 Color Information

#adb9f4 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #adb9f4. In RGB, it consists of 67.8% Red, 72.5% Green, and 95.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 29.1% Cyan, 24.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 4.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 229.9°, with saturation of 76.3% and lightness of 81.8%. The decimal value for #adb9f4 is 11385332, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99ccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #adb9f4 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#adb9f4 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color173, 185, 244 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.8%, 72.5%, 95.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.322, 0.275, 0.043 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.291, 0.242, 0, 0.043 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color229.9°, 76.3%, 81.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color229.9°, 29.1%, 95.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color50.912, 50.114, 92.578 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color173, 183, 244 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11385332 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color76.139, 8.915, -30.612 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)76.139, 31.883, 286.237 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color76.139, -9.244, -50.339 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color70.791, 4.490, -27.983 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.263, 0.259, 50.114 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289575412 / 0xffadb9f4 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99ccff Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #adb9f4

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #adb9f4, its pure hue is 229.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.3%, and its lightness is 81.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #adb9f4, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16171f to #97a2d6.

Tints of #adb9f4

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #adb9f4, its pure hue is 229.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.3%, and its lightness is 81.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #adb9f4, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b7c2f5 to #f5f6fe.

Tones of #adb9f4

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #adb9f4, its pure hue is 229.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #adb9f4, which range from #d1d1d1 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a2b2ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #adb9f4

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #adb9f4! For #adb9f4, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #adb9f4. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #adb9f4

This color, #adb9f4, consists of 67.8% Red, 72.5% Green, and 95.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 173, Green = 185, Blue = 244. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #adb9f4 is 29.1% Cyan, 24.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 4.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.8%
C29.1%
G72.5%
M24.2%
B95.7%
Y0.0%
K4.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 173 185 244
Octal 255 271 364
Hexa #ad #b9 #f4
Binary 10101101 10111001 11110100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 29 24 0 4
Octal 35 30 0 4
Hexa #1d #18 #00 #04
Binary 00011101 00011000 00000000 00000100

Analogous Colors of #adb9f4

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #adb9f4 — which has hue 229.9° — its analogous colors are located at 199.9° and 259.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #adb9f4.

Triadic Colors of #adb9f4

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #adb9f4 — which has hue 229.9° — its triadic colors are located at 109.9° and 349.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #adb9f4.

Complementary Color of #adb9f4

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #adb9f4 — which has hue 229.9° — its complementary color is located at 49.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #adb9f4.

Split Complementary Colors of #adb9f4

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #adb9f4 — which has hue 229.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 19.9° and 229.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #adb9f4.

Tetradic Colors of #adb9f4

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #adb9f4 — which has hue 229.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 139.9°, 229.9°, 319.9°, and 49.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #adb9f4.

Monochromatic Colors of #adb9f4

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #adb9f4, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #8c9be6 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d3dafc (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #adb9f4

We want to make getting started with #adb9f4 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #adb9f4 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #adb9f4 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #adb9f4 with other HTML elements.

#adb9f4 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #adb9f4.
<span style="color: #adb9f4;">The color of this text is #adb9f4.</span>

#adb9f4 Background Color

The background color for this text is #adb9f4.
<div style="background-color: #adb9f4; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #adb9f4.</div>

#adb9f4 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #adb9f4.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #adb9f4;">This color for the shadow of this text is #adb9f4.</span>

#adb9f4 Border Color

This is a div with border color #adb9f4.
<div style="border: #adb9f4 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #adb9f4.</div>

#adb9f4 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #adb9f4 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #adb9f4; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #adb9f4 on a white background.</div></div>

#adb9f4 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #adb9f4 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #adb9f4; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #adb9f4 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #adb9f4 to White

This is a gradient from #adb9f4 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#adb9f4,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#adb9f4,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#adb9f4,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#adb9f4,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #adb9f4 to white.</div>

Gradient from #adb9f4 to Black

This is a gradient from #adb9f4 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#adb9f4,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#adb9f4,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#adb9f4,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#adb9f4,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #adb9f4 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #adb9f4

In addition to using #adb9f4 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #adb9f4 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #adb9f4, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 173, Green = 185, Blue = 244). If you need details about the color coordinates of #adb9f4 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #adb9f4
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(173, 185, 244)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #adb9f4; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #adb9f4; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #adb9f4; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(173, 185, 244);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#adb9f4")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:173, green:185, blue:244, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:173 green:185 blue:244 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(173f, 185f, 244f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(173, 185, 244);
 

#adb9f4 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #adb9f4 the same way. For those with color blindness, #adb9f4 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #adb9f4 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #adb9f4 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #adb9f4 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #adb9f4 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #adb9f4 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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