#dad9df

Color #dad9df

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.27 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#dad9df

RGB

rgb(218, 217, 223)

HSL

hsl(250, 8.6%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 2.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 2.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(86.93, 1.43, -2.82)

LCH

lch(86.93, 3.16, 296.89)

OKLCH

oklch(88.8%, 0.0082, 293.75)

HWB

hwb(250, 85.1%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dedfd9

Analogous

#d9dbdf

#dad9df

#ddd9df

Triadic

#dad9df

#dfdad9

#d9dfda

Split-complementary

#dad9df

#dfddd9

#dbdfd9

Tetradic

#dad9df

#dfd9de

#dedfd9

#d9dfda

Square

#dad9df

#dfd9db

#dedfd9

#d9dfdd

Shades

Color #dad9df mixed toward black.

#b3b1be

#8d899c

#686577

#454350

#232228

Tints

Color #dad9df mixed toward white.

#e0dfe4

#e6e6ea

#edecef

#f3f2f4

#f9f9fa

Tones

Color #dad9df mixed toward gray.

#dadadf

#dbdade

#dbdbde

#dbdbdd

#dcdcdd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dadade · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#dadadd · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#dadcdc · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#dadada · ΔE 3.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dad9df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dad9df]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#dad9df (#dad9df) is rgb(218, 217, 223) in RGB.

No, #dad9df 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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