#ada9d0

Color #ada9d0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.75 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#ada9d0

RGB

rgb(173, 169, 208)

HSL

hsl(246.2, 29.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.2, 18.8%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 18.8%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(70.74, 9.36, -19.26)

LCH

lch(70.74, 21.41, 295.92)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0558, 289.7)

HWB

hwb(246.2, 66.3%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccd0a9

Analogous

#a9b8d0

#ada9d0

#c0a9d0

Triadic

#ada9d0

#d0ada9

#a9d0ad

Split-complementary

#ada9d0

#d0c0a9

#b8d0a9

Tetradic

#ada9d0

#d0a9cc

#ccd0a9

#a9d0ad

Square

#ada9d0

#d0a9b8

#ccd0a9

#a9d0c0

Shades

Color #ada9d0 mixed toward black.

#8680ba

#6059a2

#48437a

#302c51

#181629

Tints

Color #ada9d0 mixed toward white.

#bbb7d8

#c8c6e0

#d6d4e7

#e4e2ef

#f1f1f7

Tones

Color #ada9d0 mixed toward gray.

#b0accd

#b2afc9

#b5b3c6

#b7b6c3

#bab9c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc7 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#acacc5 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#adc0bf · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 15.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ada9d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada9d0]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#ada9d0 (#ada9d0) is rgb(173, 169, 208) in RGB.

No, #ada9d0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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