#ADA3CD#ADA3CD
#ADA3CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.061 H 295.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA3CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 163, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.6%, 20.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.10, 12.04, -20.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.10, 23.43, 300.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.82% 0.0265 -0.0548) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.82% 0.061 295.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3479, 39.4862, 63.1890) |
| Luminance | 0.3949 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.09
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.38
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.42
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.19
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.34
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 10.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA3CD #C3CDA3
analogous
#A3AECD #ADA3CD #C2A3CD
triadic
#ADA3CD #CDADA3 #A3CDAD
tetradic
#ADA3CD #CDA3AE #C3CDA3 #A3CDC2
square
#ADA3CD #CDA3AE #C3CDA3 #A3CDC2
split-complementary
#ADA3CD #CDC2A3 #AECDA3
monochromatic
#68569F #8A7BB7 #ADA3CD #D0CBE3 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#ADA3CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#ADA3CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA3CD
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA3CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA3CD | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA8CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7A9B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada3cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 163, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.061 295.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bedc',
500: '#ada3cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada3cd; $custom-light: #c5bedc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada3cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 163,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.286,
"s": 29.577,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7382,
"c": 0.06082,
"h": 295.8
},
"luminance": 0.39486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA3CD
secondary
#E8EBE0
accent
#A83D8F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183