Palettes / Colors / #ADA9DB

#ADA9DB — Light Muted Blue

#ADA9DB is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#ADA9DB 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 #D7DBA9; it also sits naturally between #A9BEDB and #C6A9DB. 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 66% · Blue 86%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

Previews

CSS code for #ADA9DB

.text { color: #ADA9DB; }
.background { background-color: #ADA9DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADA9DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 169, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 41%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADA9DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 169, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADA9DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 169, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADA9DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADA9DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADA9DB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7DBA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADA9DB: #000000.

How #ADA9DB 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 #ADA9DB or a close neighbour

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 #ADA9DB?

#ADA9DB is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 173, 169, 219). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADA9DB?

#ADA9DB is RGB 173, 169, 219 — HSL 245°, 41%, 76% — CMYK 21%, 23%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #ADA9DB?

Its complement is #D7DBA9; analogous partners are #A9BEDB and #C6A9DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADA9DB for text?

Black text on #ADA9DB has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.