What color is #ADAACD?

#ADAACD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADAACD?

The RGB value is 173, 170, 205: 173 red, 170 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAACD?

The complementary color is #CACDAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADAACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADAACD color

#ADAACD rgb(173, 170, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ADAACD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 66.7% green and 80.4% blue (173, 170, 205).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#ADAACD color codes

HEX	`#ADAACD`
RGB	`rgb(173, 170, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 66.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 17%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.9, 8.15, -17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.9, 19.19, 295.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.625, 42.041, 63.615)`
Decimal	`11381453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAACD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ADAACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ADAACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adaacd; }
.text { color: #adaacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adaacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 170 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adaacd, #bfaacd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ADAACD?: #ADAACD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADAACD?: The RGB value is 173, 170, 205: 173 red, 170 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAACD?: The complementary color is #CACDAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.