#ADA2BC#ADA2BC
#ADA2BC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.039 H 304.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA2BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 162, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 16%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 14%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8%, 13.8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.28, 8.99, -11.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.28, 14.93, 307.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73% 0.0221 -0.0321) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73% 0.039 304.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2294, 38.3558, 52.9039) |
| Luminance | 0.3836 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.45
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.74
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.82
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.54
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.58
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 11.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA2BC #B1BCA2
analogous
#A2A4BC #ADA2BC #BAA2BC
triadic
#ADA2BC #BCADA2 #A2BCAD
tetradic
#ADA2BC #BCA2A4 #B1BCA2 #A2BCBA
square
#ADA2BC #BCA2A4 #B1BCA2 #A2BCBA
split-complementary
#ADA2BC #BCBAA2 #A4BCA2
monochromatic
#6F5F84 #8E7EA2 #ADA2BC #CCC6D6 #ECE9EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#ADA2BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#ADA2BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA2BC
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA2BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA2BC | 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)
#9EA6BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A6BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABA5AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada2bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 162, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.039 304.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bdd0',
500: '#ada2bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada2bc; $custom-light: #c5bdd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada2bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 162,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.385,
"s": 16.25,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72996,
"c": 0.03897,
"h": 304.6
},
"luminance": 0.38356
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA2BC
secondary
#DDE1D9
accent
#9A4B79
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131214
muted
#828182