#ada9b3

Color #ada9b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.73 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ada9b3

RGB

rgb(173, 169, 179)

HSL

hsl(264, 6.2%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 5.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 5.6%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.83, 3.33, -4.62)

LCH

lch(69.83, 5.7, 305.78)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0148, 304.01)

HWB

hwb(264, 66.3%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb3a9

Analogous

#a9aab3

#ada9b3

#b2a9b3

Triadic

#ada9b3

#b3ada9

#a9b3ad

Split-complementary

#ada9b3

#b3b2a9

#aab3a9

Tetradic

#ada9b3

#b3a9af

#afb3a9

#a9b3ad

Square

#ada9b3

#b3a9aa

#afb3a9

#a9b3b2

Shades

Color #ada9b3 mixed toward black.

#908a98

#736d7b

#56525c

#39363e

#1d1b1f

Tints

Color #ada9b3 mixed toward white.

#bbb7c0

#c8c6cc

#d6d4d9

#e4e2e6

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #ada9b3 mixed toward gray.

#adaab2

#adabb1

#adabb0

#aeacb0

#aeadaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb1 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#acacb0 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#adafae · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada9b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada9b3]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#ada9b3 (#ada9b3) is rgb(173, 169, 179) in RGB.

No, #ada9b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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