Colour
#ADA8BB
- #ADA8BB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADA8BB is a violet with RGB values 173, 168, 187 and HSL 256°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADA8BB#ADA8BB
HEX#ADA8BB
RGBrgb(173, 168, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6588, 0.7333
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(255.8, 12.3%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 10.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK7.5%, 10.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,923
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA8BB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#525744
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6BBA8
Analogous#A8ADBB, #B6A8BB
Triadic#BBADA8, #A8BBAD
Split complementary#BBB6A8, #ADBBA8
Tetradic#BBA8AD, #B6BBA8, #A8BBB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G168
B187
Red173 (67.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue255.79°
Saturation (HSL)12.26%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A8 · B BB
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