#adb3de

Color #adb3de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.83 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#adb3de

RGB

rgb(173, 179, 222)

HSL

hsl(232.7, 42.6%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.7, 22.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.1%, 19.4%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(73.8, 7, -22.26)

LCH

lch(73.8, 23.33, 287.46)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0616, 278.68)

HWB

hwb(232.7, 67.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ded8ad

Analogous

#adccde

#adb3de

#c0adde

Triadic

#adb3de

#deadb3

#b3dead

Split-complementary

#adb3de

#dec0ad

#ccdead

Tetradic

#adb3de

#d8adde

#ded8ad

#b3dead

Square

#adb3de

#deadcc

#ded8ad

#addec0

Shades

Color #adb3de mixed toward black.

#7e88cb

#4f5cb8

#39438d

#262d5e

#13162f

Tints

Color #adb3de mixed toward white.

#bbc0e4

#c8cce9

#d6d9ef

#e4e6f4

#f1f2fa

Tones

Color #adb3de mixed toward gray.

#b1b6da

#b5b9d6

#b9bcd2

#bdbfce

#c2c3ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0d5 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#afafd2 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#adcdcb · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb3de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb3de]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#adb3de (#adb3de) is rgb(173, 179, 222) in RGB.

No, #adb3de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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