#ada8b4

Color #ada8b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ada8b4

RGB

rgb(173, 168, 180)

HSL

hsl(265, 7.4%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265, 6.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 6.7%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(69.6, 4.07, -5.52)

LCH

lch(69.6, 6.86, 306.4)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0179, 304.76)

HWB

hwb(265, 65.9%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb4a8

Analogous

#a8a9b4

#ada8b4

#b3a8b4

Triadic

#ada8b4

#b4ada8

#a8b4ad

Split-complementary

#ada8b4

#b4b3a8

#a9b4a8

Tetradic

#ada8b4

#b4a8af

#afb4a8

#a8b4ad

Square

#ada8b4

#b4a8a9

#afb4a8

#a8b4b3

Shades

Color #ada8b4 mixed toward black.

#908999

#736b7d

#56515d

#39363e

#1d1b1f

Tints

Color #ada8b4 mixed toward white.

#bbb6c0

#c8c5cd

#d6d3d9

#e4e2e6

#f1f0f2

Tones

Color #ada8b4 mixed toward gray.

#ada9b3

#adaab2

#adabb1

#aeacb0

#aeadaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb1 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#abacb1 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#adafae · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada8b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada8b4]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#ada8b4 (#ada8b4) is rgb(173, 168, 180) in RGB.

No, #ada8b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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