#ada1cb

Color #ada1cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.72 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ada1cb

RGB

rgb(173, 161, 203)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 28.8%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 20.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 20.7%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(68.52, 12.72, -19.87)

LCH

lch(68.52, 23.59, 302.63)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0612, 297.95)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 63.1%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfcba1

Analogous

#a1aacb

#ada1cb

#c2a1cb

Triadic

#ada1cb

#cbada1

#a1cbad

Split-complementary

#ada1cb

#cbc2a1

#aacba1

Tetradic

#ada1cb

#cba1bf

#bfcba1

#a1cbad

Square

#ada1cb

#cba1aa

#bfcba1

#a1cbc2

Shades

Color #ada1cb mixed toward black.

#8b7ab5

#6a569c

#504175

#352b4e

#1b1627

Tints

Color #ada1cb mixed toward white.

#bbb1d4

#c8c0dc

#d6d0e5

#e4e0ee

#f1eff6

Tones

Color #ada1cb mixed toward gray.

#afa5c8

#b0a8c4

#b2acc1

#b3afbd

#b5b3ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8c2 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#a9aac0 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#acbab9 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada1cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada1cb]

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

#ada1cb (#ada1cb) is rgb(173, 161, 203) in RGB.

No, #ada1cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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