#adb6e7

Color #adb6e7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.94 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#adb6e7

RGB

rgb(173, 182, 231)

HSL

hsl(230.7, 54.7%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.7, 25.1%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.1%, 21.2%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(74.89, 7.44, -25.49)

LCH

lch(74.89, 26.55, 286.27)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0705, 276.52)

HWB

hwb(230.7, 67.8%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7dead

Analogous

#add3e7

#adb6e7

#c1ade7

Triadic

#adb6e7

#e7adb6

#b6e7ad

Split-complementary

#adb6e7

#e7c1ad

#d3e7ad

Tetradic

#adb6e7

#deade7

#e7dead

#b6e7ad

Square

#adb6e7

#e7add3

#e7dead

#ade7c1

Shades

Color #adb6e7 mixed toward black.

#7988d8

#4559c8

#2e3f9c

#1e2a68

#0f1534

Tints

Color #adb6e7 mixed toward white.

#bbc2eb

#c8ceef

#d6daf3

#e4e7f7

#f1f3fb

Tones

Color #adb6e7 mixed toward gray.

#b2b9e2

#b7bddd

#bbc0d8

#c0c3d4

#c5c7cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1dc · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b0da · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#add4d2 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 17.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adb6e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb6e7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb6e7 (#adb6e7) is rgb(173, 182, 231) in RGB.

No, #adb6e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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