#ada8bf

Color #ada8bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ada8bf

RGB

rgb(173, 168, 191)

HSL

hsl(253, 15.2%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253, 12%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 12%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.93, 6.29, -11.11)

LCH

lch(69.93, 12.77, 299.52)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0331, 295.56)

HWB

hwb(253, 65.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babfa8

Analogous

#a8afbf

#ada8bf

#b8a8bf

Triadic

#ada8bf

#bfada8

#a8bfad

Split-complementary

#ada8bf

#bfb8a8

#afbfa8

Tetradic

#ada8bf

#bfa8ba

#babfa8

#a8bfad

Square

#ada8bf

#bfa8af

#babfa8

#a8bfb8

Shades

Color #ada8bf mixed toward black.

#8d86a6

#6d658a

#524c67

#373345

#1b1922

Tints

Color #ada8bf mixed toward white.

#bbb7ca

#c8c5d4

#d6d4df

#e4e2ea

#f1f1f4

Tones

Color #ada8bf mixed toward gray.

#aeaabd

#afacbb

#b0aeb9

#b1b0b7

#b2b2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababba · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#abacb8 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#adb6b5 · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada8bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada8bf]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#ada8bf (#ada8bf) is rgb(173, 168, 191) in RGB.

No, #ada8bf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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