#ADA0BB#ADA0BB
#ADA0BB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.041 H 307.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA0BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 160, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 17%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 14%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.5%, 14.4%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.73, 9.89, -12.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.73, 15.69, 309.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.56% 0.0248 -0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.56% 0.041 307.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7724, 37.6138, 52.2217) |
| Luminance | 0.3761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.83
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.40
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.69
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.70
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.93
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 11.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA0BB #AEBBA0
analogous
#A0A0BB #ADA0BB #BAA0BB
triadic
#ADA0BB #BBADA0 #A0BBAD
tetradic
#ADA0BB #BBA0A0 #AEBBA0 #A0BBBA
square
#ADA0BB #BBA0A0 #AEBBA0 #A0BBBA
split-complementary
#ADA0BB #BBBAA0 #A0BBA0
monochromatic
#705E83 #8E7CA1 #ADA0BB #CCC4D5 #EBE7EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#ADA0BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#ADA0BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA0BB
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA0BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA0BB | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA4BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA5BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABA3A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada0bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 160, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.041 307.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bccf',
500: '#ada0bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada0bb; $custom-light: #c5bccf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada0bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 160,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.889,
"s": 16.564,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7256,
"c": 0.04109,
"h": 307.1
},
"luminance": 0.37614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA0BB
secondary
#DCE0D7
accent
#9B4B74
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131213
muted
#828182