Information about #ADACE8 color

#ADACE8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADACE8 falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 172, 232) — 67.8% red, 67.5% green, 91% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 24 / 0 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ADACE8 reads as a pleasantly vivid blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6). Slightly further away sit Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig (#AAA4E3) and Perano (#ACB9E8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(173, 172, 232)), which gives #ADACE8 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. #ADACE8 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ADACE8 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ADACE8 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ADACE8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADACE8
  • RGB173, 172, 232
  • CMYK23, 24, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(173, 172, 232)
  • HSL241°, 57%, 79%
  • HSL Precise241°, 56.604%, 79.216%
  • HSV241°, 26%, 91%
  • HSB241°, 26%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.675, 0.910)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.675, 0.910, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.675, 0.910)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADACE8
  • DECIMAL ID11381992
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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