What color is #ADB5E0?

#ADB5E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB5E0?

The RGB value is 173, 181, 224: 173 red, 181 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB5E0?

The complementary color is #E0D8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB5E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB5E0 color

#ADB5E0 rgb(173, 181, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ADB5E0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 71% green and 87.8% blue (173, 181, 224).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 45% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#ADB5E0 color codes

HEX	`#ADB5E0`
RGB	`rgb(173, 181, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 71%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 45%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 23%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 19%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.39, 6.36, -22.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.39, 23.34, 285.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.209, 47.313, 77.152)`
Decimal	`11384288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB5E0, 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 #ADB5E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB5E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #ADB5E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb5e0; }
.text { color: #adb5e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb5e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 181 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb5e0, #bfade0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #ADB5E0?: #ADB5E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB5E0?: The RGB value is 173, 181, 224: 173 red, 181 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB5E0?: The complementary color is #E0D8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB5E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.