#ad9ad7

Color #ad9ad7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.98 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ad9ad7

RGB

rgb(173, 154, 215)

HSL

hsl(258.7, 43.3%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.7, 28.4%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 28.4%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(67.2, 19.32, -28.53)

LCH

lch(67.2, 34.46, 304.11)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0893, 298.43)

HWB

hwb(258.7, 60.4%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4d79a

Analogous

#9aa6d7

#ad9ad7

#cc9ad7

Triadic

#ad9ad7

#d7ad9a

#9ad7ad

Split-complementary

#ad9ad7

#d7cc9a

#a6d79a

Tetradic

#ad9ad7

#d79ac4

#c4d79a

#9ad7ad

Square

#ad9ad7

#d79aa6

#c4d79a

#9ad7cc

Shades

Color #ad9ad7 mixed toward black.

#896ec6

#6746b0

#4d3484

#342358

#1a112c

Tints

Color #ad9ad7 mixed toward white.

#bbabde

#c8bce4

#d6cdeb

#e4ddf2

#f1eef8

Tones

Color #ad9ad7 mixed toward gray.

#af9fd2

#b1a4cd

#b3a9c8

#b5aec3

#b7b4be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5ca · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#a6a8c7 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#acc0bd · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad9ad7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad9ad7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#ad9ad7 (#ad9ad7) is rgb(173, 154, 215) in RGB.

No, #ad9ad7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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