#adb1c6

Color #adb1c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.3 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#adb1c6

RGB

rgb(173, 177, 198)

HSL

hsl(230.4, 18%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.4, 12.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 10.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(72.5, 2.81, -11.12)

LCH

lch(72.5, 11.47, 284.18)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0302, 277.03)

HWB

hwb(230.4, 67.8%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c2ad

Analogous

#adbdc6

#adb1c6

#b5adc6

Triadic

#adb1c6

#c6adb1

#b1c6ad

Split-complementary

#adb1c6

#c6b5ad

#bdc6ad

Tetradic

#adb1c6

#c2adc6

#c6c2ad

#b1c6ad

Square

#adb1c6

#c6adbd

#c6c2ad

#adc6b5

Shades

Color #adb1c6 mixed toward black.

#888ead

#656c92

#4c516d

#333649

#191b24

Tints

Color #adb1c6 mixed toward white.

#bbbecf

#c8cbd9

#d6d8e2

#e4e5ec

#f1f2f5

Tones

Color #adb1c6 mixed toward gray.

#afb2c4

#b1b4c2

#b3b5c0

#b5b7be

#b7b8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc1 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#afaec0 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#adbdbc · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb1c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb1c6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb1c6 (#adb1c6) is rgb(173, 177, 198) in RGB.

No, #adb1c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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