#adc3e4

Color #adc3e4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.8 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#adc3e4

RGB

rgb(173, 195, 228)

HSL

hsl(216, 50.5%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 24.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.1%, 14.5%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(78.18, -0.31, -18.87)

LCH

lch(78.18, 18.87, 269.06)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0526, 258.37)

HWB

hwb(216, 67.8%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4cead

Analogous

#addee4

#adc3e4

#b2ade4

Triadic

#adc3e4

#e4adc3

#c3e4ad

Split-complementary

#adc3e4

#e4b2ad

#dee4ad

Tetradic

#adc3e4

#ceade4

#e4cead

#c3e4ad

Square

#adc3e4

#e4adde

#e4cead

#ade4b2

Shades

Color #adc3e4 mixed toward black.

#7b9ed3

#4879c3

#325a97

#213c65

#111e32

Tints

Color #adc3e4 mixed toward white.

#bbcde8

#c8d7ed

#d6e1f1

#e4ebf6

#f1f5fa

Tones

Color #adc3e4 mixed toward gray.

#b1c4df

#b6c5db

#bbc6d6

#bfc7d2

#c4c8cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7dd · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b4db · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#aed7d5 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adc3e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adc3e4]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#adc3e4 (#adc3e4) is rgb(173, 195, 228) in RGB.

No, #adc3e4 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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