#adb9ce

Color #adb9ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.05 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#adb9ce

RGB

rgb(173, 185, 206)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 25.2%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 16%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(74.85, 0.18, -11.98)

LCH

lch(74.85, 11.98, 270.86)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0327, 261.75)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 67.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec2ad

Analogous

#adc9ce

#adb9ce

#b1adce

Triadic

#adb9ce

#ceadb9

#b9cead

Split-complementary

#adb9ce

#ceb1ad

#c9cead

Tetradic

#adb9ce

#c2adce

#cec2ad

#b9cead

Square

#adb9ce

#ceadc9

#cec2ad

#adceb1

Shades

Color #adb9ce mixed toward black.

#8597b6

#5e769e

#475877

#2f3b4f

#181d28

Tints

Color #adb9ce mixed toward white.

#bbc5d6

#c8d0de

#d6dce6

#e4e8ef

#f1f3f7

Tones

Color #adb9ce mixed toward gray.

#b0bacb

#b2bac8

#b5bbc6

#b8bcc3

#bbbdc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c9 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#b2b1c8 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#aec5c4 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adb9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb9ce]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb9ce (#adb9ce) is rgb(173, 185, 206) in RGB.

No, #adb9ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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