#ADC6F5 Color

#ADC6F5 is rgb(173, 198, 245) in RGB, hsl(219, 78%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 19%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADC6F5

HEX#ADC6F5

RGBrgb(173, 198, 245)

HSLhsl(219, 78%, 82%)

HSVhsv(219, 29%, 96%)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 19%, 0%, 4%)

OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.072 262.9)

LABlab(79.22% -0.78 -26.29)

LCHlch(79.22% 26.30 268.30)

What #ADC6F5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ADC6F5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 6.75 Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 7.71 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 9.55 Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 10.64 Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 11.1 Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 11.11

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#ADC6F5 Channel Values

How #ADC6F5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 173 · G 198 · B 245	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 219° · S 78% · L 82%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 219° · S 29% · V 96%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 29% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 4%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.73:1 vs white · 12.17:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADC6F5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ADC6F5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADC6F5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ADC6F5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ADC6F5.

How #ADC6F5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ADC6F5

Protanopia#C2C2F5

Protanomaly#BAC4F5

Deuteranopia#BEBEF5

Deuteranomaly#B8C1F5

Tritanopia#A4CDCD

Tritanomaly#A8CADE

Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

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Using #ADC6F5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-adc6f5: #ADC6F5;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADC6F5;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adc6f5': '#ADC6F5' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.776, blue: 0.961)

Android XML<color name="color_adc6f5">#ADC6F5</color>

SVG fillfill="#ADC6F5"

More Blue Colors

#ADC6F5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#ADC6F5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADC6F5?

#ADC6F5 is a lightest blue — rgb(173, 198, 245) in RGB and hsl(219, 78%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #ADC6F5?

#ADC6F5 is rgb(173, 198, 245) — red 173, green 198, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADC6F5?

#ADC6F5 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 19%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADC6F5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADC6F5 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADC6F5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADC6F5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 11.1, which is visibly different.

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