#ADA8CF#ADA8CF
#ADA8CF is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.056 H 290.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA8CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 168, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 29%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 19%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.4%, 18.8%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.45, 9.70, -19.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.45, 21.47, 296.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.89% 0.0199 -0.0521) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.89% 0.056 290.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4962, 41.3941, 64.7704) |
| Luminance | 0.4139 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.49
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.38
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.72
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.78
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.02
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA8CF #CACFA8
analogous
#A8B6CF #ADA8CF #C0A8CF
triadic
#ADA8CF #CFADA8 #A8CFAD
tetradic
#ADA8CF #CFA8B6 #CACFA8 #A8CFC0
square
#ADA8CF #CFA8B6 #CACFA8 #A8CFC0
split-complementary
#ADA8CF #CFC0A8 #B6CFA8
monochromatic
#635AA3 #8881B9 #ADA8CF #D2CFE5 #ECEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#ADA8CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#ADA8CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA8CF
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA8CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA8CF | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FADD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FACCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6AEB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada8cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 168, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.056 290.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c1dd',
500: '#ada8cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada8cf; $custom-light: #c5c1dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada8cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 168,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.692,
"s": 28.889,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74891,
"c": 0.05581,
"h": 290.9
},
"luminance": 0.41394
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA8CF
secondary
#E9EBE0
accent
#A83E9A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183