#adb6cd

Color #adb6cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.85 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#adb6cd

RGB

rgb(173, 182, 205)

HSL

hsl(223.1, 24.2%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.1, 15.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 11.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(74.03, 1.58, -12.66)

LCH

lch(74.03, 12.76, 277.11)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0343, 268.66)

HWB

hwb(223.1, 67.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc4ad

Analogous

#adc6cd

#adb6cd

#b4adcd

Triadic

#adb6cd

#cdadb6

#b6cdad

Split-complementary

#adb6cd

#cdb4ad

#c6cdad

Tetradic

#adb6cd

#c4adcd

#cdc4ad

#b6cdad

Square

#adb6cd

#cdadc6

#cdc4ad

#adcdb4

Shades

Color #adb6cd mixed toward black.

#8693b5

#5f719c

#485475

#30384e

#181c27

Tints

Color #adb6cd mixed toward white.

#bbc2d5

#c8cede

#d6dae6

#e4e7ee

#f1f3f7

Tones

Color #adb6cd mixed toward gray.

#b0b7ca

#b2b8c8

#b5b9c5

#b8bbc2

#babcc0

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

#b1b1c8 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b0b0c6 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#adc3c3 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb6cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb6cd]

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

#adb6cd (#adb6cd) is rgb(173, 182, 205) in RGB.

No, #adb6cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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