Information about #ADA1BC color
Basic facts about this digital color
#ADA1BC is a gently muted violet that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Abbey Road (#AFA8BC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pastel Purple (#B39EB5) and Chatelle (#B3ABB6).
In RGB terms — rgb(173, 161, 188) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#ADA1BC color variations
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#ADA1BC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ADA1BC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ADA1BC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ADA1BC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ADA1BC 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #ADA1BC color
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Nearest named colors to #ADA1BC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AFA8BC
#B39EB5
#B3ABB6
#B1A9B1
#A5A9B2
#AB94B3
#B9ACBB
#A4A8B0
#BB97BB
#A09BB2
#9D9CB7
#9DA8BD
#ADA1BC color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ADA1BC
- RGB173, 161, 188
- CMYK6, 11, 0, 26
- CSSrgb(173, 161, 188)
- HSL267°, 17%, 68%
- HSL Precise266.667°, 16.77%, 68.431%
- HSV267°, 14%, 74%
- HSB267°, 14%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.631, 0.737)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.631, 0.737, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.631, 0.737)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDADA1BC
- DECIMAL ID11379132
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
