#ADA4CD#ADA4CD
#ADA4CD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.059 H 295.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 164, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 29%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.6%, 20%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.36, 11.48, -19.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.36, 22.81, 300.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.02% 0.025 -0.0537) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.02% 0.059 295) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5261, 39.8427, 63.2484) |
| Luminance | 0.3984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.44
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.58
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.82
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.46
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.49
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 10.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA4CD #C4CDA4
analogous
#A4AFCD #ADA4CD #C2A4CD
triadic
#ADA4CD #CDADA4 #A4CDAD
tetradic
#ADA4CD #CDA4AF #C4CDA4 #A4CDC2
square
#ADA4CD #CDA4AF #C4CDA4 #A4CDC2
split-complementary
#ADA4CD #CDC2A4 #AFCDA4
monochromatic
#67579F #897DB7 #ADA4CD #D1CBE3 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#ADA4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#ADA4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA4CD
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA4CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA4CD | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BAACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA9CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7AAB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada4cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 164, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.059 295.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bfdc',
500: '#ada4cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada4cd; $custom-light: #c5bfdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada4cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 164,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.171,
"s": 29.078,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74018,
"c": 0.05922,
"h": 295
},
"luminance": 0.39843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA4CD
secondary
#E8EBE0
accent
#A83E90
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183