#ada6bc

Color #ada6bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ada6bc

RGB

rgb(173, 166, 188)

HSL

hsl(259.1, 14.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.1, 11.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 11.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(69.32, 6.77, -10.37)

LCH

lch(69.32, 12.38, 303.14)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0323, 300.14)

HWB

hwb(259.1, 65.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5bca6

Analogous

#a6aabc

#ada6bc

#b8a6bc

Triadic

#ada6bc

#bcada6

#a6bcad

Split-complementary

#ada6bc

#bcb8a6

#aabca6

Tetradic

#ada6bc

#bca6b5

#b5bca6

#a6bcad

Square

#ada6bc

#bca6aa

#b5bca6

#a6bcb8

Shades

Color #ada6bc mixed toward black.

#8e84a3

#706587

#544c65

#383343

#1c1922

Tints

Color #ada6bc mixed toward white.

#bbb5c7

#c8c4d2

#d6d2dd

#e4e1e9

#f1f0f4

Tones

Color #ada6bc mixed toward gray.

#aea8ba

#aeaab8

#afabb6

#b0adb5

#b0afb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab7 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#aaabb6 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#adb3b2 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada6bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada6bc]

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

#ada6bc (#ada6bc) is rgb(173, 166, 188) in RGB.

No, #ada6bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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