#ad9bd8

Color #ad9bd8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.2 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ad9bd8

RGB

rgb(173, 155, 216)

HSL

hsl(257.7, 43.9%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.7, 28.2%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.9%, 28.2%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(67.49, 18.98, -28.64)

LCH

lch(67.49, 34.36, 303.53)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.089, 297.72)

HWB

hwb(257.7, 60.8%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6d89b

Analogous

#9ba7d8

#ad9bd8

#cb9bd8

Triadic

#ad9bd8

#d8ad9b

#9bd8ad

Split-complementary

#ad9bd8

#d8cb9b

#a7d89b

Tetradic

#ad9bd8

#d89bc6

#c6d89b

#9bd8ad

Square

#ad9bd8

#d89ba7

#c6d89b

#9bd8cb

Shades

Color #ad9bd8 mixed toward black.

#886ec7

#6545b2

#4c3485

#332359

#19112c

Tints

Color #ad9bd8 mixed toward white.

#bbacde

#c8bce5

#d6cdeb

#e4def2

#f1eef8

Tones

Color #ad9bd8 mixed toward gray.

#afa0d3

#b1a5ce

#b3aac9

#b5afc4

#b7b4be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a5cb · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#a7a8c8 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#acc1be · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad9bd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad9bd8]

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

#ad9bd8 (#ad9bd8) is rgb(173, 155, 216) in RGB.

No, #ad9bd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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