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Hex #ad9dea

#ad9dea is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #ad9dea color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#ad9dea Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#ad9dea copy to clipboard
RGB	R 173 G 157 B 234 RGB (173, 157, 234) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 252.47 S 0.65 L 0.77
CMYK	C 24% M 30% Y 0% K 8%
Usage of blue	The color #ad9dea is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#ad9dea Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#ad9dea to RGB conversion

Red	173	173% RED
Green	157	157% GREEN
Blue	234	234% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(173, 157, 234); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(173, 157, 234); // for css background-color

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#ad9dea to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
23.92 %	30.2 %	0 %	8.24 %

#ad9dea to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
252.468	0.65	0.77

CSS code: color: hsl(252.5, 65%, 77%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #ad9dea

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #ad9dea

Tints and Shades of #ad9dea

Tints of #ad9dea		Shades of #ad9dea
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #ad9dea

This shows how text with the hex-color #ad9dea would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #ad9dea

Primary
#ad9dea (already open)

Secondary
#daea9d

Tertiary
#ffffff

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Complementary Color: #daea9d

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #ad9dea

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