#adb8de

Color #adb8de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.24 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#adb8de

RGB

rgb(173, 184, 222)

HSL

hsl(226.5, 42.6%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.5, 22.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.1%, 17.1%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(75.1, 4.27, -20.29)

LCH

lch(75.1, 20.73, 281.88)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0554, 272.38)

HWB

hwb(226.5, 67.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ded3ad

Analogous

#add1de

#adb8de

#bbadde

Triadic

#adb8de

#deadb8

#b8dead

Split-complementary

#adb8de

#debbad

#d1dead

Tetradic

#adb8de

#d3adde

#ded3ad

#b8dead

Square

#adb8de

#deadd1

#ded3ad

#addebb

Shades

Color #adb8de mixed toward black.

#7e90cb

#4f67b8

#394c8d

#26325e

#13192f

Tints

Color #adb8de mixed toward white.

#bbc4e4

#c8d0e9

#d6dcef

#e4e7f4

#f1f3fa

Tones

Color #adb8de mixed toward gray.

#b1bada

#b5bdd6

#b9bfd2

#bdc1ce

#c2c3ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2d6 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b1b0d4 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#aecfcd · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb8de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb8de]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb8de (#adb8de) is rgb(173, 184, 222) in RGB.

No, #adb8de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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