#adb4dd

Color #adb4dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.67 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#adb4dd

RGB

rgb(173, 180, 221)

HSL

hsl(231.3, 41.4%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.3, 21.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 18.6%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(74.03, 6.22, -21.38)

LCH

lch(74.03, 22.27, 286.22)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.059, 277.31)

HWB

hwb(231.3, 67.8%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddd6ad

Analogous

#adccdd

#adb4dd

#beaddd

Triadic

#adb4dd

#ddadb4

#b4ddad

Split-complementary

#adb4dd

#ddbead

#ccddad

Tetradic

#adb4dd

#d6addd

#ddd6ad

#b4ddad

Square

#adb4dd

#ddadcc

#ddd6ad

#adddbe

Shades

Color #adb4dd mixed toward black.

#7f8aca

#505fb7

#3a468b

#272e5d

#13172e

Tints

Color #adb4dd mixed toward white.

#bbc1e3

#c8cde8

#d6daee

#e4e6f4

#f1f3f9

Tones

Color #adb4dd mixed toward gray.

#b1b7d9

#b5bad5

#b9bdd1

#bdbfcd

#c1c2c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0d4 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b0afd2 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#adcdcb · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb4dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb4dd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb4dd (#adb4dd) is rgb(173, 180, 221) in RGB.

No, #adb4dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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