#adc8f9

Color #adc8f9

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.41 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#adc8f9

RGB

rgb(173, 200, 249)

HSL

hsl(218.7, 86.4%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.7, 30.5%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.5%, 19.7%, 0%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(80.2, 1.97, -27.06)

LCH

lch(80.2, 27.13, 274.16)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.0752, 262.2)

HWB

hwb(218.7, 67.8%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f9dead

Analogous

#adeef9

#adc8f9

#b8adf9

Triadic

#adc8f9

#f9adc8

#c8f9ad

Split-complementary

#adc8f9

#f9b8ad

#eef9ad

Tetradic

#adc8f9

#deadf9

#f9dead

#c8f9ad

Square

#adc8f9

#f9adee

#f9dead

#adf9b8

Shades

Color #adc8f9 mixed toward black.

#6b9cf4

#2a70ef

#0e4fc5

#0a3583

#051a42

Tints

Color #adc8f9 mixed toward white.

#bad1fa

#c8dafb

#d6e3fc

#e4edfd

#f1f6fe

Tones

Color #adc8f9 mixed toward gray.

#b3caf3

#b9ccec

#c0cde6

#c6cfe0

#cdd1d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9baee · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#b8b6ec · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#aee5e3 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adc8f9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adc8f9]

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

#adc8f9 (#adc8f9) is rgb(173, 200, 249) in RGB.

No, #adc8f9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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