#ada5b9

Color #ada5b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ada5b9

RGB

rgb(173, 165, 185)

HSL

hsl(264, 12.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 10.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 10.8%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(68.97, 6.72, -9.23)

LCH

lch(68.97, 11.42, 306.06)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0298, 303.64)

HWB

hwb(264, 64.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b9a5

Analogous

#a5a7b9

#ada5b9

#b7a5b9

Triadic

#ada5b9

#b9ada5

#a5b9ad

Split-complementary

#ada5b9

#b9b7a5

#a7b9a5

Tetradic

#ada5b9

#b9a5b1

#b1b9a5

#a5b9ad

Square

#ada5b9

#b9a5a7

#b1b9a5

#a5b9b7

Shades

Color #ada5b9 mixed toward black.

#8f849f

#726683

#554d62

#393342

#1c1a21

Tints

Color #ada5b9 mixed toward white.

#bbb4c5

#c8c3d0

#d6d2dc

#e4e1e8

#f1f0f3

Tones

Color #ada5b9 mixed toward gray.

#ada7b7

#aea8b6

#aeaab4

#aeacb2

#afadb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab4 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#aaabb3 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#adb1b0 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada5b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada5b9]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#ada5b9 (#ada5b9) is rgb(173, 165, 185) in RGB.

No, #ada5b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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