#ada8b9

Color #ada8b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ada8b9

RGB

rgb(173, 168, 185)

HSL

hsl(257.6, 10.8%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.6, 9.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 9.2%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.75, 5.06, -8.07)

LCH

lch(69.75, 9.53, 302.09)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0248, 299.26)

HWB

hwb(257.6, 65.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b9a8

Analogous

#a8abb9

#ada8b9

#b5a8b9

Triadic

#ada8b9

#b9ada8

#a8b9ad

Split-complementary

#ada8b9

#b9b5a8

#abb9a8

Tetradic

#ada8b9

#b9a8b4

#b4b9a8

#a8b9ad

Square

#ada8b9

#b9a8ab

#b4b9a8

#a8b9b5

Shades

Color #ada8b9 mixed toward black.

#8e879f

#706982

#544f62

#383441

#1c1a21

Tints

Color #ada8b9 mixed toward white.

#bbb6c5

#c8c5d0

#d6d3dc

#e4e2e8

#f1f0f3

Tones

Color #ada8b9 mixed toward gray.

#aea9b8

#aeabb6

#afacb5

#afaeb3

#b0afb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb5 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#abacb4 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#adb2b1 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada8b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada8b9]

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

#ada8b9 (#ada8b9) is rgb(173, 168, 185) in RGB.

No, #ada8b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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