#ADA0CB#ADA0CB

#ADA0CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.063 H 298.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#ADA0CB
RGB	rgb(173, 160, 203)
HSL	hsl(258, 29%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(258, 21%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 21.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.27, 13.28, -20.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.27, 24.22, 303.24°)
OKLab	oklab(73.15% 0.0302 -0.0552)
OKLCH	oklch(73.15% 0.063 298.7)
XYZ	xyz(40.5817, 38.3375, 61.7503)
Luminance	0.3834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#ADA0CB #BECBA0

analogous

#A0A8CB #ADA0CB #C2A0CB

triadic

#ADA0CB #CBADA0 #A0CBAD

tetradic

#ADA0CB #CBA0A8 #BECBA0 #A0CBC2

square

#ADA0CB #CBA0A8 #BECBA0 #A0CBC2

split-complementary

#ADA0CB #CBC2A0 #A8CBA0

monochromatic

#6A559B #8B78B5 #ADA0CB #CFC8E1 #EEEBF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#ADA0CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.67

#ADA0CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #ADA0CB

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##ADA0CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##ADA0CB	1.00	2.42	8.67	8.67
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97A6CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#99A6CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8A6AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ada0cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 160, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.063 298.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c5bcdb',
    500: '#ada0cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ada0cb;
$custom-light: #c5bcdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ada0cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.14,
    "s": 29.252,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73151,
    "c": 0.06291,
    "h": 298.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.38338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#ADA0CB

secondary

#E6E9DE

accent

#A83E88

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FA

border

#D1D0D3

text

#131215

muted

#828183

Preview Lab

Preview with #ADA0CB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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