#ADB8E6 Color

#ADB8E6 is rgb(173, 184, 230) in RGB and hsl(228, 53%, 79%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#ADB8E6

HEX#ADB8E6

RGBrgb(173, 184, 230)

HSLhsl(228, 53%, 79%)

HSVhsv(228, 25%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(79% 0.067 274.3)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 20%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #ADB8E6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #ADB8E6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#ADB8E6 Complementary#E6DAAD Analogous#ADD5E6 Analogous#BEADE6 Triadic#E6ADB8 Triadic#B8E6AD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #ADB8E6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B9C3E9 #C1C9EC #CCD3EF #D8DDF3 #E4E7F7 #EBEEF9

Shades

#8293D9 #5B72CD #3852B7 #2B3F8C #1E2B62 #121A3B

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