#ada8b3

Color #ada8b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ada8b3

RGB

rgb(173, 168, 179)

HSL

hsl(267.3, 6.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.3, 6.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 6.1%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.57, 3.88, -5.01)

LCH

lch(69.57, 6.34, 307.76)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0165, 306.38)

HWB

hwb(267.3, 65.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb3a8

Analogous

#a8a8b3

#ada8b3

#b2a8b3

Triadic

#ada8b3

#b3ada8

#a8b3ad

Split-complementary

#ada8b3

#b3b2a8

#a8b3a8

Tetradic

#ada8b3

#b3a8ae

#aeb3a8

#a8b3ad

Square

#ada8b3

#b3a8a8

#aeb3a8

#a8b3b2

Shades

Color #ada8b3 mixed toward black.

#908998

#736c7b

#56515d

#39363e

#1d1b1f

Tints

Color #ada8b3 mixed toward white.

#bbb6c0

#c8c5cc

#d6d3d9

#e4e2e6

#f1f0f2

Tones

Color #ada8b3 mixed toward gray.

#ada9b2

#adaab1

#adabb0

#adacaf

#adacae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb0 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#abacb0 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#adaeae · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada8b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada8b3]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#ada8b3 (#ada8b3) is rgb(173, 168, 179) in RGB.

No, #ada8b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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