#dad9dd

Color #dad9dd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 2.3 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#dad9dd

RGB

rgb(218, 217, 221)

HSL

hsl(255, 5.6%, 85.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 1.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 1.8%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(86.87, 1.06, -1.84)

LCH

lch(86.87, 2.12, 299.95)

OKLCH

oklch(88.7%, 0.0055, 297.95)

HWB

hwb(255, 85.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcddd9

Analogous

#d9dadd

#dad9dd

#dcd9dd

Triadic

#dad9dd

#dddad9

#d9ddda

Split-complementary

#dad9dd

#dddcd9

#daddd9

Tetradic

#dad9dd

#ddd9dc

#dcddd9

#d9ddda

Square

#dad9dd

#ddd9da

#dcddd9

#d9dddc

Shades

Color #dad9dd mixed toward black.

#b5b2bb

#8f8c98

#6a6774

#47454d

#232227

Tints

Color #dad9dd mixed toward white.

#e0dfe3

#e6e6e8

#edecee

#f3f2f4

#f9f9f9

Tones

Color #dad9dd mixed toward gray.

#dad9dd

#dadadc

#dbdadc

#dbdbdb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dadadc · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#dadadc · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#dadbdb · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#dadada · ΔE 2.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dad9dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dad9dd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#dad9dd (#dad9dd) is rgb(218, 217, 221) in RGB.

No, #dad9dd 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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