#adc9f0

Color #adc9f0

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.33 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#adc9f0

RGB

rgb(173, 201, 240)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 69.1%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 27.9%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.9%, 16.3%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(80.15, -0.72, -22.32)

LCH

lch(80.15, 22.33, 268.15)

OKLCH

oklch(82.8%, 0.0629, 256.67)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 67.8%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0d4ad

Analogous

#adebf0

#adc9f0

#b3adf0

Triadic

#adc9f0

#f0adc9

#c9f0ad

Split-complementary

#adc9f0

#f0b3ad

#ebf0ad

Tetradic

#adc9f0

#d4adf0

#f0d4ad

#c9f0ad

Square

#adc9f0

#f0adeb

#f0d4ad

#adf0b3

Shades

Color #adc9f0 mixed toward black.

#73a3e5

#397cdb

#205caf

#153d74

#0b1f3a

Tints

Color #adc9f0 mixed toward white.

#bbd2f3

#c8dbf5

#d6e4f8

#e4edfa

#f1f6fd

Tones

Color #adc9f0 mixed toward gray.

#b3caea

#b8cbe5

#beccdf

#c3cdda

#c9ced4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babae7 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b6e5 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#afe0df · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adc9f0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adc9f0]

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

#adc9f0 (#adc9f0) is rgb(173, 201, 240) in RGB.

No, #adc9f0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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