#adc9f8

Color #adc9f8

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.42 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#adc9f8

RGB

rgb(173, 201, 248)

HSL

hsl(217.6, 84.3%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.6, 30.2%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.2%, 19%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(80.42, 1.19, -26.18)

LCH

lch(80.42, 26.21, 272.6)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.073, 260.69)

HWB

hwb(217.6, 67.8%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f8dcad

Analogous

#adeef8

#adc9f8

#b6adf8

Triadic

#adc9f8

#f8adc9

#c9f8ad

Split-complementary

#adc9f8

#f8b6ad

#eef8ad

Tetradic

#adc9f8

#dcadf8

#f8dcad

#c9f8ad

Square

#adc9f8

#f8adee

#f8dcad

#adf8b6

Shades

Color #adc9f8 mixed toward black.

#6c9ef2

#2c74ed

#1153c2

#0b3781

#061c41

Tints

Color #adc9f8 mixed toward white.

#bad2f9

#c8dbfa

#d6e4fb

#e4edfd

#f1f6fe

Tones

Color #adc9f8 mixed toward gray.

#b3caf2

#b9cceb

#c0cee5

#c6cfdf

#ccd1d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaee · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#b8b6eb · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#afe5e3 · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adc9f8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adc9f8]

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

#adc9f8 (#adc9f8) is rgb(173, 201, 248) in RGB.

No, #adc9f8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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