#ad9fcb

Color #ad9fcb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.62 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#ad9fcb

RGB

rgb(173, 159, 203)

HSL

hsl(259.1, 29.7%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.1, 21.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 21.7%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(68.01, 13.83, -20.64)

LCH

lch(68.01, 24.85, 303.82)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0646, 299.38)

HWB

hwb(259.1, 62.4%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdcb9f

Analogous

#9fa7cb

#ad9fcb

#c39fcb

Triadic

#ad9fcb

#cbad9f

#9fcbad

Split-complementary

#ad9fcb

#cbc39f

#a7cb9f

Tetradic

#ad9fcb

#cb9fbd

#bdcb9f

#9fcbad

Square

#ad9fcb

#cb9fa7

#bdcb9f

#9fcbc3

Shades

Color #ad9fcb mixed toward black.

#8c78b6

#6c559d

#514075

#362a4e

#1b1527

Tints

Color #ad9fcb mixed toward white.

#bbafd4

#c8bfdc

#d6cfe5

#e4dfee

#f1eff6

Tones

Color #ad9fcb mixed toward gray.

#aea3c7

#b0a6c4

#b1aac0

#b2aebc

#b4b1b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7c2 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#a8a9bf · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#acbab8 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ad9fcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad9fcb]

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

#ad9fcb (#ad9fcb) is rgb(173, 159, 203) in RGB.

No, #ad9fcb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #ad9fcb, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast