#ADA6CB#ADA6CB
#ADA6CB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.053 H 293.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA6CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 166, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 26%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 18%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.8%, 18.2%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.80, 9.93, -17.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.80, 20.50, 298.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.34% 0.0214 -0.0487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.34% 0.053 293.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6470, 40.4682, 62.1054) |
| Luminance | 0.4047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.67
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.03
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.94
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.28
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.33
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA6CB #C4CBA6
analogous
#A6B2CB #ADA6CB #BFA6CB
triadic
#ADA6CB #CBADA6 #A6CBAD
tetradic
#ADA6CB #CBA6B2 #C4CBA6 #A6CBBF
square
#ADA6CB #CBA6B2 #C4CBA6 #A6CBBF
split-complementary
#ADA6CB #CBBFA6 #B2CBA6
monochromatic
#675B9C #897FB4 #ADA6CB #D1CDE2 #EDECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#ADA6CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#ADA6CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA6CB
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA6CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA6CB | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EABCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FAACA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7ACB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada6cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 166, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.053 293.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c0da',
500: '#ada6cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada6cb; $custom-light: #c5c0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada6cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 166,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.351,
"s": 26.241,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74341,
"c": 0.05323,
"h": 293.7
},
"luminance": 0.40468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA6CB
secondary
#E8EAE1
accent
#A54192
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131215
muted
#828183