Information about #ADB3C5 color

#ADB3C5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADB3C5 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 179, 197) — 67.8% red, 70.2% green, 77.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 7 / 0 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #ADB3C5 reads as a softly toned classic blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Longitude (#AEB7C0). Slightly further away sit Icebreaker (#A9B7C9) and Shinto (#A6B5C6).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(173, 179, 197)), which gives #ADB3C5 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADB3C5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ADB3C5 color variations

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

#ADB3C5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADB3C5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADB3C5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADB3C5 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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#ADB3C5 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 #ADB3C5

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

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

#ADB3C5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADB3C5
  • RGB173, 179, 197
  • CMYK9, 7, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(173, 179, 197)
  • HSL225°, 17%, 73%
  • HSL Precise225°, 17.143%, 72.549%
  • HSV225°, 12%, 77%
  • HSB225°, 12%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.702, 0.773)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.702, 0.773, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.702, 0.773)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADB3C5
  • DECIMAL ID11383749
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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