#adadde

Color #adadde

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.16 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#adadde

RGB

rgb(173, 173, 222)

HSL

hsl(240, 42.6%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 22.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.1%, 22.1%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(72.26, 10.31, -24.62)

LCH

lch(72.26, 26.69, 292.72)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0698, 284.61)

HWB

hwb(240, 67.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dedead

Analogous

#adc6de

#adadde

#c6adde

Triadic

#adadde

#deadad

#addead

Split-complementary

#adadde

#dec6ad

#c6dead

Tetradic

#adadde

#deadde

#dedead

#addead

Square

#adadde

#deadc6

#dedead

#addec6

Shades

Color #adadde mixed toward black.

#7e7ecb

#4f4fb8

#39398d

#26265e

#13132f

Tints

Color #adadde mixed toward white.

#bbbbe4

#c8c8e9

#d6d6ef

#e4e4f4

#f1f1fa

Tones

Color #adadde mixed toward gray.

#b1b1da

#b5b5d6

#b9b9d2

#bdbdce

#c2c2ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadd3 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#adadd1 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#adcbc9 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 17.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #adadde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adadde]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#adadde (#adadde) is rgb(173, 173, 222) in RGB.

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

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