Close to Mauve
#ADA9FC
#ADA9FC is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 66.3% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 243°, with 93% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ADA9FC.
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
2.13:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.86:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.13:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.86:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ADA9FC as they’d see it.
#ADA9FC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #ADA9FC
What color is #ADA9FC?
#ADA9FC is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 66.3% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 243°, with 93% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ADA9FC in RGB?
#ADA9FC is rgb(173, 169, 252): 173 red, 169 green, and 252 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ADA9FC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(31, 33, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ADA9FC?
PANTONE 272 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ADA9FC?
Its complement #B1B761 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.