#adb8d8

Color #adb8d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.89 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#adb8d8

RGB

rgb(173, 184, 216)

HSL

hsl(224.7, 35.5%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.7, 19.9%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.9%, 14.8%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(74.9, 2.91, -17.34)

LCH

lch(74.9, 17.58, 279.53)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0472, 270.36)

HWB

hwb(224.7, 67.8%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8cdad

Analogous

#adced8

#adb8d8

#b8add8

Triadic

#adb8d8

#d8adb8

#b8d8ad

Split-complementary

#adb8d8

#d8b8ad

#ced8ad

Tetradic

#adb8d8

#cdadd8

#d8cdad

#b8d8ad

Square

#adb8d8

#d8adce

#d8cdad

#add8b8

Shades

Color #adb8d8 mixed toward black.

#8192c3

#556cae

#3f5084

#2a3658

#151b2c

Tints

Color #adb8d8 mixed toward white.

#bbc4df

#c8d0e5

#d6dcec

#e4e7f2

#f1f3f9

Tones

Color #adb8d8 mixed toward gray.

#b1bad4

#b4bcd1

#b8bdcd

#bbbfca

#bfc1c6

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

#b2b2d1 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b1b0cf · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#aecbca · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb8d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb8d8]

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

#adb8d8 (#adb8d8) is rgb(173, 184, 216) in RGB.

No, #adb8d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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