Colour
#ADA8BC
- #ADA8BC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADA8BC is a violet with RGB values 173, 168, 188 and HSL 255°, 13%, 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
#ADA8BC#ADA8BC
HEX#ADA8BC
RGBrgb(173, 168, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6588, 0.7373
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(255, 13%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 10.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK8%, 10.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,924
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA8BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 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#ABABAB
Inverted#525743
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#B7BCA8
Analogous#A8ADBC, #B7A8BC
Triadic#BCADA8, #A8BCAD
Split complementary#BCB7A8, #ADBCA8
Tetradic#BCA8AD, #B7BCA8, #A8BCB7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G168
B188
Red173 (67.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)12.99%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A8 · B BC
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