Close to Heather
#ADA8CD
#ADA8CD is a light, muted blue, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 65.9% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 248°, with 27% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ADA8CD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.27:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.26:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.27:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.26:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ADA8CD as they’d see it.
#ADA8CD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #ADA8CD
What color is #ADA8CD?
#ADA8CD is a light, muted blue, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 65.9% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 248°, with 27% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ADA8CD in RGB?
#ADA8CD is rgb(173, 168, 205): 173 red, 168 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ADA8CD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(16, 18, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ADA8CD?
PANTONE 2660 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ADA8CD?
Its complement #AAB08A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.