#adb5c7

Color #adb5c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.41 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#adb5c7

RGB

rgb(173, 181, 199)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 18.8%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 13.1%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 9%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(73.58, 0.85, -10.05)

LCH

lch(73.58, 10.09, 274.83)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0271, 266.62)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 67.8%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7bfad

Analogous

#adc2c7

#adb5c7

#b2adc7

Triadic

#adb5c7

#c7adb5

#b5c7ad

Split-complementary

#adb5c7

#c7b2ad

#c2c7ad

Tetradic

#adb5c7

#bfadc7

#c7bfad

#b5c7ad

Square

#adb5c7

#c7adc2

#c7bfad

#adc7b2

Shades

Color #adb5c7 mixed toward black.

#8894ae

#657393

#4b566e

#32394a

#191d25

Tints

Color #adb5c7 mixed toward white.

#bbc1d0

#c8ceda

#d6dae3

#e4e6ec

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #adb5c7 mixed toward gray.

#afb6c5

#b1b7c3

#b3b7c0

#b6b8be

#b8b9bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c3 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#b0afc2 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#adbfbf · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adb5c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb5c7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb5c7 (#adb5c7) is rgb(173, 181, 199) in RGB.

No, #adb5c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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