#ADA7BC#ADA7BC
#ADA7BC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.031 H 298.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA7BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 167, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 14%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 11%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8%, 11.2%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.58, 6.22, -9.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.58, 11.76, 301.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.01% 0.0147 -0.0268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.01% 0.031 298.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1277, 40.1525, 53.2034) |
| Luminance | 0.4015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 9.49
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.16
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 10.45
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.77
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 11.73
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 11.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA7BC #B6BCA7
analogous
#A7ACBC #ADA7BC #B8A7BC
triadic
#ADA7BC #BCADA7 #A7BCAD
tetradic
#ADA7BC #BCA7AC #B6BCA7 #A7BCB8
square
#ADA7BC #BCA7AC #B6BCA7 #A7BCB8
split-complementary
#ADA7BC #BCB8A7 #ACBCA7
monochromatic
#6E6584 #8D84A2 #ADA7BC #CDCAD6 #EEECF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#ADA7BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.03
#ADA7BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA7BC
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA7BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA7BC | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.03 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3AABD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AABB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABAAAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada7bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 167, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.031 298.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c1d0',
500: '#ada7bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada7bc; $custom-light: #c5c1d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada7bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 167,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.143,
"s": 13.548,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74007,
"c": 0.03057,
"h": 298.7
},
"luminance": 0.40153
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA7BC
secondary
#E1E2DC
accent
#984E83
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F7F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121214
muted
#818182