#adb0cb

Color #adb0cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.4 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#adb0cb

RGB

rgb(173, 176, 203)

HSL

hsl(234, 22.4%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234, 14.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 13.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(72.39, 4.42, -14.02)

LCH

lch(72.39, 14.7, 287.5)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0386, 280.44)

HWB

hwb(234, 67.8%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc8ad

Analogous

#adbfcb

#adb0cb

#b9adcb

Triadic

#adb0cb

#cbadb0

#b0cbad

Split-complementary

#adb0cb

#cbb9ad

#bfcbad

Tetradic

#adb0cb

#c8adcb

#cbc8ad

#b0cbad

Square

#adb0cb

#cbadbf

#cbc8ad

#adcbb9

Shades

Color #adb0cb mixed toward black.

#878bb3

#616799

#494d73

#31334d

#181a26

Tints

Color #adb0cb mixed toward white.

#bbbdd4

#c8cadc

#d6d7e5

#e4e5ee

#f1f2f6

Tones

Color #adb0cb mixed toward gray.

#afb2c8

#b2b4c6

#b4b6c3

#b7b8c1

#b9babe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaec5 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#aeaec3 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#adc0bf · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adb0cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb0cb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#adb0cb (#adb0cb) is rgb(173, 176, 203) in RGB.

No, #adb0cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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