#adc4e8

Color #adc4e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.4 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#adc4e8

RGB

rgb(173, 196, 232)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 56.2%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 25.4%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 15.5%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(78.57, 0.08, -20.43)

LCH

lch(78.57, 20.43, 270.22)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.0569, 259.26)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 67.8%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8d1ad

Analogous

#ade1e8

#adc4e8

#b3ade8

Triadic

#adc4e8

#e8adc4

#c4e8ad

Split-complementary

#adc4e8

#e8b3ad

#e1e8ad

Tetradic

#adc4e8

#d1ade8

#e8d1ad

#c4e8ad

Square

#adc4e8

#e8ade1

#e8d1ad

#ade8b3

Shades

Color #adc4e8 mixed toward black.

#789ed9

#4478ca

#2c599e

#1e3b69

#0f1e35

Tints

Color #adc4e8 mixed toward white.

#bbceec

#c8d8f0

#d6e1f3

#e4ebf7

#f1f5fb

Tones

Color #adc4e8 mixed toward gray.

#b2c5e3

#b7c6de

#bcc7d9

#c1c8d4

#c6c9cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b8e0 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#b6b4de · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#aed9d8 · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adc4e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adc4e8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#adc4e8 (#adc4e8) is rgb(173, 196, 232) in RGB.

No, #adc4e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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