#ada8c0

Color #ada8c0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ada8c0

RGB

rgb(173, 168, 192)

HSL

hsl(252.5, 16%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.5, 12.5%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 12.5%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(69.96, 6.49, -11.62)

LCH

lch(69.96, 13.31, 299.18)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0346, 295.16)

HWB

hwb(252.5, 65.9%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbc0a8

Analogous

#a8afc0

#ada8c0

#b9a8c0

Triadic

#ada8c0

#c0ada8

#a8c0ad

Split-complementary

#ada8c0

#c0b9a8

#afc0a8

Tetradic

#ada8c0

#c0a8bb

#bbc0a8

#a8c0ad

Square

#ada8c0

#c0a8af

#bbc0a8

#a8c0b9

Shades

Color #ada8c0 mixed toward black.

#8c85a7

#6d658b

#524c68

#363246

#1b1923

Tints

Color #ada8c0 mixed toward white.

#bbb7cb

#c8c5d5

#d6d4e0

#e4e2ea

#f1f1f5

Tones

Color #ada8c0 mixed toward gray.

#aeaabe

#afacbc

#b1aeba

#b2b0b8

#b3b2b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababbb · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#abacb9 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#adb6b5 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada8c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada8c0]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#ada8c0 (#ada8c0) is rgb(173, 168, 192) in RGB.

No, #ada8c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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