#dad9de

Color #dad9de

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 2.78 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#dad9de

RGB

rgb(218, 217, 222)

HSL

hsl(252, 7%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 2.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 2.3%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(86.9, 1.25, -2.33)

LCH

lch(86.9, 2.64, 298.21)

OKLCH

oklch(88.8%, 0.0068, 295.07)

HWB

hwb(252, 85.1%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddded9

Analogous

#d9dbde

#dad9de

#ddd9de

Triadic

#dad9de

#dedad9

#d9deda

Split-complementary

#dad9de

#deddd9

#dbded9

Tetradic

#dad9de

#ded9dd

#ddded9

#d9deda

Square

#dad9de

#ded9db

#ddded9

#d9dedd

Shades

Color #dad9de mixed toward black.

#b4b2bc

#8e8b9a

#696675

#46444e

#232227

Tints

Color #dad9de mixed toward white.

#e0dfe4

#e6e6e9

#edecef

#f3f2f4

#f9f9fa

Tones

Color #dad9de mixed toward gray.

#dad9de

#dbdadd

#dbdbdc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dadadd · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#dadadd · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#dadcdc · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#dadada · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dad9de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dad9de]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#dad9de (#dad9de) is rgb(218, 217, 222) in RGB.

No, #dad9de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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