Palettes / Colors / #ADA9DC

#ADA9DC — Light Muted Blue

#ADA9DC is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#ADA9DC 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 #D7DCA8; it also sits naturally between #A8BEDC and #C6A8DC. 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%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADA9DC

.text { color: #ADA9DC; }
.background { background-color: #ADA9DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADA9DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 169, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 42%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADA9DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 169, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADA9DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 169, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADA9DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADA9DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7DCA8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADA9DC: #000000.

How #ADA9DC 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 #ADA9DC 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 #ADA9DC?

#ADA9DC is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 173, 169, 220). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADA9DC?

#ADA9DC is RGB 173, 169, 220 — HSL 245°, 42%, 76% — CMYK 21%, 23%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #ADA9DC?

Its complement is #D7DCA8; analogous partners are #A8BEDC and #C6A8DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADA9DC for text?

Black text on #ADA9DC has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.