#ADA3BC
Dusty Blue · light cool purple
About #ADA3BC
#ADA3BC is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 64% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 12.2); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2BCA3 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ADA3BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ADA3BC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #ADA3BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ADA3BC?
#ADA3BC is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 64% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ADA3BC?
Use black text. Black on #ADA3BC has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ADA3BC?
Its complementary colour is #B2BCA3, and analogous partners are #A3A5BC and #BAA3BC.