#adb5da

Color #adb5da

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.71 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#adb5da

RGB

rgb(173, 181, 218)

HSL

hsl(229.3, 37.8%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.3, 20.6%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 17%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(74.19, 4.99, -19.51)

LCH

lch(74.19, 20.14, 284.35)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0534, 275.48)

HWB

hwb(229.3, 67.8%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dad2ad

Analogous

#adccda

#adb5da

#bcadda

Triadic

#adb5da

#daadb5

#b5daad

Split-complementary

#adb5da

#dabcad

#ccdaad

Tetradic

#adb5da

#d2adda

#dad2ad

#b5daad

Square

#adb5da

#daadcc

#dad2ad

#addabc

Shades

Color #adb5da mixed toward black.

#808dc6

#5364b1

#3d4a87

#29315a

#14192d

Tints

Color #adb5da mixed toward white.

#bbc1e0

#c8cee6

#d6daed

#e4e6f3

#f1f3f9

Tones

Color #adb5da mixed toward gray.

#b1b8d6

#b5bad3

#b8bccf

#bcbfcb

#c0c1c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1d2 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b0afd0 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#adcbca · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb5da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb5da]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb5da (#adb5da) is rgb(173, 181, 218) in RGB.

No, #adb5da 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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