#adb5cc

Color #adb5cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.28 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#adb5cc

RGB

rgb(173, 181, 204)

HSL

hsl(224.5, 23.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.5, 15.2%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 11.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(73.73, 1.91, -12.56)

LCH

lch(73.73, 12.7, 278.65)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.034, 270.34)

HWB

hwb(224.5, 67.8%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc4ad

Analogous

#adc4cc

#adb5cc

#b4adcc

Triadic

#adb5cc

#ccadb5

#b5ccad

Split-complementary

#adb5cc

#ccb4ad

#c4ccad

Tetradic

#adb5cc

#c4adcc

#ccc4ad

#b5ccad

Square

#adb5cc

#ccadc4

#ccc4ad

#adccb4

Shades

Color #adb5cc mixed toward black.

#8692b4

#606f9b

#485474

#30384d

#181c27

Tints

Color #adb5cc mixed toward white.

#bbc1d4

#c8cedd

#d6dae5

#e4e6ee

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #adb5cc mixed toward gray.

#b0b6c9

#b2b7c7

#b5b9c4

#b7bac2

#babbbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c7 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b0afc5 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#adc2c2 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adb5cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb5cc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb5cc (#adb5cc) is rgb(173, 181, 204) in RGB.

No, #adb5cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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