#ad99da

Color #ad99da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.92 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ad99da

RGB

rgb(173, 153, 218)

HSL

hsl(258.5, 46.8%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.5, 29.8%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 29.8%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(67.07, 20.57, -30.39)

LCH

lch(67.07, 36.7, 304.09)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.095, 298.13)

HWB

hwb(258.5, 60%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6da99

Analogous

#99a5da

#ad99da

#cd99da

Triadic

#ad99da

#daad99

#99daad

Split-complementary

#ad99da

#dacd99

#a5da99

Tetradic

#ad99da

#da99c6

#c6da99

#99daad

Square

#ad99da

#da99a5

#c6da99

#99dacd

Shades

Color #ad99da mixed toward black.

#886bca

#6542b5

#4c3188

#33215b

#19102d

Tints

Color #ad99da mixed toward white.

#bbaae0

#c8bbe6

#d6ccec

#e4ddf3

#f1eef9

Tones

Color #ad99da mixed toward gray.

#af9ed5

#b1a4cf

#b3a9ca

#b5afc4

#b7b4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5cd · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a7c9 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#acc1bf · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad99da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad99da]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#ad99da (#ad99da) is rgb(173, 153, 218) in RGB.

No, #ad99da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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