Close to Light Steel Blue
#ADBBCE
#ADBBCE is a light, muted blue, close to the color Light Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 73.3% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 215°, with 25% saturation and 74% 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 #ADBBCE.
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
1.95:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.78:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.95:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.78:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ADBBCE as they’d see it.
#ADBBCE 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 #ADBBCE
What color is #ADBBCE?
#ADBBCE is a light, muted blue, close to the color Light Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 73.3% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 215°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ADBBCE in RGB?
#ADBBCE is rgb(173, 187, 206): 173 red, 187 green, and 206 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ADBBCE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(16, 9, 0, 19). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ADBBCE?
PANTONE 7542 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ADBBCE?
Its complement #C5B8A5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.