Palettes / Colors / #ADA3DA

#ADA3DA — Light Muted Blue

#ADA3DA is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#ADA3DA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D1DBA4; it also sits naturally between #A4B5DB and #C9A4DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 64% · Blue 85%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ADA3DA

.text { color: #ADA3DA; }
.background { background-color: #ADA3DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADA3DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 163, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 43%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADA3DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 163, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADA3DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 163, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADA3DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADA3DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADA3DA

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Tones of #ADA3DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1DBA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADA3DA: #000000.

How #ADA3DA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ADA3DA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADA3DA?

#ADA3DA is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 173, 163, 218). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADA3DA?

#ADA3DA is RGB 173, 163, 218 — HSL 251°, 43%, 75% — CMYK 21%, 25%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #ADA3DA?

Its complement is #D1DBA4; analogous partners are #A4B5DB and #C9A4DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADA3DA for text?

Black text on #ADA3DA has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.