#adc4e4

Color #adc4e4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.3 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#adc4e4

RGB

rgb(173, 196, 228)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 50.5%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 24.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.1%, 14%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(78.44, -0.84, -18.48)

LCH

lch(78.44, 18.5, 267.4)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0518, 256.61)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 67.8%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4cdad

Analogous

#addfe4

#adc4e4

#b1ade4

Triadic

#adc4e4

#e4adc4

#c4e4ad

Split-complementary

#adc4e4

#e4b1ad

#dfe4ad

Tetradic

#adc4e4

#cdade4

#e4cdad

#c4e4ad

Square

#adc4e4

#e4addf

#e4cdad

#ade4b1

Shades

Color #adc4e4 mixed toward black.

#7ba0d3

#487cc3

#325c97

#213d65

#111f32

Tints

Color #adc4e4 mixed toward white.

#bbcee8

#c8d8ed

#d6e1f1

#e4ebf6

#f1f5fa

Tones

Color #adc4e4 mixed toward gray.

#b1c5df

#b6c5db

#bbc6d6

#bfc7d2

#c4c8cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b8dd · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#b6b4db · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#aed7d6 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adc4e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adc4e4]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#adc4e4 (#adc4e4) is rgb(173, 196, 228) in RGB.

No, #adc4e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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