#ADA5CF#ADA5CF
#ADA5CF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.060 H 293.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA5CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 165, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 30%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 20%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.4%, 20.3%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.68, 11.36, -20.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.68, 23.28, 299.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.29% 0.0242 -0.0554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.29% 0.06 293.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9488, 40.2992, 64.5879) |
| Luminance | 0.4030 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.35
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.94
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.94
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.24
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.33
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 9.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA5CF #C7CFA5
analogous
#A5B2CF #ADA5CF #C2A5CF
triadic
#ADA5CF #CFADA5 #A5CFAD
tetradic
#ADA5CF #CFA5B2 #C7CFA5 #A5CFC2
square
#ADA5CF #CFA5B2 #C7CFA5 #A5CFC2
split-complementary
#ADA5CF #CFC2A5 #B2CFA5
monochromatic
#6557A3 #897DBA #ADA5CF #D1CDE4 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#ADA5CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#ADA5CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA5CF
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA5CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA5CF | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CABD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DAACE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7ABB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada5cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 165, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.060 293.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bfdd',
500: '#ada5cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada5cf; $custom-light: #c5bfdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada5cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 165,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.429,
"s": 30.435,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74293,
"c": 0.06045,
"h": 293.6
},
"luminance": 0.40299
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA5CF
secondary
#E9EBE0
accent
#A93C94
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183