#adcbe9 Color Information

#adcbe9 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 #adcbe9. In RGB, it consists of 67.8% Red, 79.6% Green, and 91.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 25.8% Cyan, 12.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 8.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 210.0°, with saturation of 57.7% and lightness of 79.6%. The decimal value for #adcbe9 is 11389929, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99ccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #adcbe9 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#adcbe9 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color173, 203, 233 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.8%, 79.6%, 91.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.322, 0.204, 0.086 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.258, 0.129, 0, 0.086 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color210.0°, 57.7%, 79.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color210.0°, 25.8%, 91.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color53.297, 57.479, 85.376 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color173, 193, 233 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11389929 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color80.448, -3.414, -18.136 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)80.448, 18.454, 259.340 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color80.448, -16.605, -28.026 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color75.815, -7.192, -13.697 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.272, 0.293, 57.479 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289580009 / 0xffadcbe9 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99ccff Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #adcbe9

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #adcbe9, its pure hue is 210.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.7%, and its lightness is 79.6%. 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 #adcbe9, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16191d to #97b2cc.

Tints of #adcbe9

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #adcbe9, its pure hue is 210.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.7%, and its lightness is 79.6%. 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 #adcbe9, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b7d2ec to #f5f9fc.

Tones of #adcbe9

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #adcbe9, its pure hue is 210.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.7%, 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 #adcbe9, which range from #cbcbcb (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #97cbff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #adcbe9

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #adcbe9! For #adcbe9, 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, #adcbe9. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #adcbe9

This color, #adcbe9, consists of 67.8% Red, 79.6% Green, and 91.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 173, Green = 203, Blue = 233. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #adcbe9 is 25.8% Cyan, 12.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 8.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.8%
C25.8%
G79.6%
M12.9%
B91.4%
Y0.0%
K8.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 173 203 233
Octal 255 313 351
Hexa #ad #cb #e9
Binary 10101101 11001011 11101001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 25 12 0 8
Octal 31 14 0 10
Hexa #19 #0c #00 #08
Binary 00011001 00001100 00000000 00001000

Analogous Colors of #adcbe9

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #adcbe9 — which has hue 210.0° — its analogous colors are located at 180.0° and 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #adcbe9.

Triadic Colors of #adcbe9

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 #adcbe9 — which has hue 210.0° — its triadic colors are located at 90.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #adcbe9.

Complementary Color of #adcbe9

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #adcbe9 — which has hue 210.0° — its complementary color is located at 30.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #adcbe9.

Split Complementary Colors of #adcbe9

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 #adcbe9 — which has hue 210.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 0.0° and 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #adcbe9.

Tetradic Colors of #adcbe9

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 #adcbe9 — which has hue 210.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 120.0°, 210.0°, 300.0°, and 30.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #adcbe9.

Monochromatic Colors of #adcbe9

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #adcbe9, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #95b1ce — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d1e5fa (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #adcbe9

We want to make getting started with #adcbe9 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #adcbe9 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #adcbe9 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 #adcbe9 with other HTML elements.

#adcbe9 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #adcbe9.
<span style="color: #adcbe9;">The color of this text is #adcbe9.</span>

#adcbe9 Background Color

The background color for this text is #adcbe9.
<div style="background-color: #adcbe9; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #adcbe9.</div>

#adcbe9 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #adcbe9.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #adcbe9;">This color for the shadow of this text is #adcbe9.</span>

#adcbe9 Border Color

This is a div with border color #adcbe9.
<div style="border: #adcbe9 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #adcbe9.</div>

#adcbe9 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #adcbe9 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #adcbe9; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #adcbe9 on a white background.</div></div>

#adcbe9 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #adcbe9 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #adcbe9; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #adcbe9 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #adcbe9 to White

This is a gradient from #adcbe9 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#adcbe9,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#adcbe9,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#adcbe9,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#adcbe9,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #adcbe9 to white.</div>

Gradient from #adcbe9 to Black

This is a gradient from #adcbe9 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#adcbe9,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#adcbe9,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#adcbe9,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#adcbe9,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #adcbe9 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #adcbe9

In addition to using #adcbe9 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 #adcbe9 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #adcbe9, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 173, Green = 203, Blue = 233). If you need details about the color coordinates of #adcbe9 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 #adcbe9
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(173, 203, 233)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #adcbe9; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #adcbe9; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #adcbe9; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(173, 203, 233);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#adcbe9")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:173, green:203, blue:233, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:173 green:203 blue:233 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(173f, 203f, 233f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(173, 203, 233);
 

#adcbe9 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #adcbe9 the same way. For those with color blindness, #adcbe9 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #adcbe9 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #adcbe9 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 #adcbe9 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 #adcbe9 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 #adcbe9 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 1.7:1 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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