Information about #ADA6C4 color

#ADA6C4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADA6C4 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 166, 196) — 67.8% red, 65.1% green, 76.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 12 / 0 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ADA6C4 reads as a calm, restrained blue and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Abbey Road (#AFA8BC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Echo Blue (#A4AFCD) and Chatelle (#B3ABB6).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(173, 166, 196)), which gives #ADA6C4 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADA6C4: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADA6C4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ADA6C4 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ADA6C4 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADA6C4 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADA6C4 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADA6C4 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#ADA6C4 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #ADA6C4

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Pastel Purple color link
Pastel Purple

#B39EB5

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

#ADA6C4 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADA6C4
  • RGB173, 166, 196
  • CMYK9, 12, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(173, 166, 196)
  • HSL254°, 20%, 71%
  • HSL Precise254°, 20.27%, 70.98%
  • HSV254°, 15%, 77%
  • HSB254°, 15%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.651, 0.769)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.651, 0.769, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.651, 0.769)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADA6C4
  • DECIMAL ID11380420
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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