#adc8de

Color #adc8de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.41 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#adc8de

RGB

rgb(173, 200, 222)

HSL

hsl(206.9, 42.6%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.9, 22.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.1%, 9.9%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(79.31, -4.33, -13.94)

LCH

lch(79.31, 14.6, 252.74)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.0426, 242.77)

HWB

hwb(206.9, 67.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dec3ad

Analogous

#addedc

#adc8de

#adb0de

Triadic

#adc8de

#deadc8

#c8dead

Split-complementary

#adc8de

#deadb0

#dedcad

Tetradic

#adc8de

#c3adde

#dec3ad

#c8dead

Square

#adc8de

#dcadde

#dec3ad

#b0dead

Shades

Color #adc8de mixed toward black.

#7ea9cb

#4f89b8

#39678d

#26455e

#13222f

Tints

Color #adc8de mixed toward white.

#bbd1e4

#c8dae9

#d6e4ef

#e4edf4

#f1f6fa

Tones

Color #adc8de mixed toward gray.

#b1c8da

#b5c7d6

#b9c7d2

#bdc6ce

#c2c6ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9bad9 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#b8b6d8 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#aed5d4 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adc8de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adc8de]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#adc8de (#adc8de) is rgb(173, 200, 222) in RGB.

No, #adc8de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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