#ad9ec4

Color #ad9ec4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ad9ec4

RGB

rgb(173, 158, 196)

HSL

hsl(263.7, 24.4%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.7, 19.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 19.4%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(67.52, 12.89, -17.51)

LCH

lch(67.52, 21.74, 306.36)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0566, 302.96)

HWB

hwb(263.7, 62%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5c49e

Analogous

#9ea2c4

#ad9ec4

#c09ec4

Triadic

#ad9ec4

#c4ad9e

#9ec4ad

Split-complementary

#ad9ec4

#c4c09e

#a2c49e

Tetradic

#ad9ec4

#c49eb5

#b5c49e

#9ec4ad

Square

#ad9ec4

#c49ea2

#b5c49e

#9ec4c0

Shades

Color #ad9ec4 mixed toward black.

#8e79ae

#705993

#54436e

#382d49

#1c1625

Tints

Color #ad9ec4 mixed toward white.

#bbaece

#c8bed8

#d6cee2

#e4dfeb

#f1eff5

Tones

Color #ad9ec4 mixed toward gray.

#aea1c1

#aea4be

#afa7ba

#b0abb7

#b0aeb4

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

#a7a7bc · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a9ba · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#acb5b3 · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad9ec4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad9ec4]

Related colors

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Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#ad9ec4 (#ad9ec4) is rgb(173, 158, 196) in RGB.

No, #ad9ec4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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