Close to Pastel Purple
#ADA5BC
#ADA5BC is a light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 64.7% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 261°, with 15% saturation and 69% 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 #ADA5BC.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.36:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.89:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.36:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.89:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ADA5BC as they’d see it.
#ADA5BC in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #ADA5BC
What color is #ADA5BC?
#ADA5BC is a light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 64.7% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 261°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ADA5BC in RGB?
#ADA5BC is rgb(173, 165, 188): 173 red, 165 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ADA5BC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(8, 12, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ADA5BC?
PANTONE 2653 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ADA5BC?
Its complement #A4AC95 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.