#ad9cbe

Color #ad9cbe

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ad9cbe

RGB

rgb(173, 156, 190)

HSL

hsl(270, 20.7%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 17.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 17.9%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(66.81, 12.74, -15.25)

LCH

lch(66.81, 19.87, 309.88)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.052, 307.66)

HWB

hwb(270, 61.2%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbe9c

Analogous

#9c9cbe

#ad9cbe

#be9cbe

Triadic

#ad9cbe

#bead9c

#9cbead

Split-complementary

#ad9cbe

#bebe9c

#9cbe9c

Tetradic

#ad9cbe

#be9cad

#adbe9c

#9cbead

Square

#ad9cbe

#be9c9c

#adbe9c

#9cbebe

Shades

Color #ad9cbe mixed toward black.

#9079a7

#735b8b

#564568

#3a2e46

#1d1723

Tints

Color #ad9cbe mixed toward white.

#bbacc9

#c8bdd4

#d6cdde

#e4dee9

#f1eef4

Tones

Color #ad9cbe mixed toward gray.

#ad9fbb

#ada2b8

#ada4b5

#ada7b3

#adaab0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b7 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a8b5 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#acb0af · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad9cbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad9cbe]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#ad9cbe (#ad9cbe) is rgb(173, 156, 190) in RGB.

No, #ad9cbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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