#adb8cd

Color #adb8cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.43 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#adb8cd

RGB

rgb(173, 184, 205)

HSL

hsl(219.4, 24.2%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.4, 15.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(74.55, 0.5, -11.87)

LCH

lch(74.55, 11.88, 272.41)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0323, 263.42)

HWB

hwb(219.4, 67.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc2ad

Analogous

#adc8cd

#adb8cd

#b2adcd

Triadic

#adb8cd

#cdadb8

#b8cdad

Split-complementary

#adb8cd

#cdb2ad

#c8cdad

Tetradic

#adb8cd

#c2adcd

#cdc2ad

#b8cdad

Square

#adb8cd

#cdadc8

#cdc2ad

#adcdb2

Shades

Color #adb8cd mixed toward black.

#8696b5

#5f749c

#485775

#303a4e

#181d27

Tints

Color #adb8cd mixed toward white.

#bbc4d5

#c8d0de

#d6dbe6

#e4e7ee

#f1f3f7

Tones

Color #adb8cd mixed toward gray.

#b0b9ca

#b2bac8

#b5bac5

#b8bbc2

#babcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c8 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b0c7 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#aec4c3 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adb8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb8cd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb8cd (#adb8cd) is rgb(173, 184, 205) in RGB.

No, #adb8cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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