#ADC9FB Color

#ADC9FB is rgb(173, 201, 251) in RGB, hsl(218, 91%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 2%) 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 7.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADC9FB

HEX#ADC9FB

RGBrgb(173, 201, 251)

HSLhsl(218, 91%, 83%)

HSVhsv(218, 31%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.077 261.9)

LABlab(80.19% -1.16 -28.01)

LCHlch(80.19% 28.04 267.63)

What #ADC9FB 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 #ADC9FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 7.24 Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 8.69 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 9.89 Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 11.44 Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 11.76 Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 12.7

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

#ADC9FB Channel Values

How #ADC9FB 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 201 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 218° · S 91% · L 83%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 218° · S 31% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 31% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.68:1 vs white · 12.52:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADC9FB 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ADC9FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADC9FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ADC9FB

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

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How #ADC9FB 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#ADC9FB

Protanopia#C5C5FB

Protanomaly#BCC6FB

Deuteranopia#C0C0FC

Deuteranomaly#B9C4FB

Tritanopia#A4D0D0

Tritanomaly#A7CDE3

Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

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Using #ADC9FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adc9fb: #ADC9FB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADC9FB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adc9fb': '#ADC9FB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.788, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_adc9fb">#ADC9FB</color>

SVG fillfill="#ADC9FB"

More Blue Colors

#ADC9FB 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

#ADC9FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADC9FB?

#ADC9FB is a lightest blue — rgb(173, 201, 251) in RGB and hsl(218, 91%, 83%) 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 7.24.

What is the RGB value of #ADC9FB?

#ADC9FB is rgb(173, 201, 251) — red 173, green 201, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADC9FB?

#ADC9FB converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADC9FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADC9FB scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADC9FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADC9FB 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 12.85, which is visibly different.

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