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#ADAECB closest to Nebulous December

#ADAECB is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Nebulous December. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 68.2% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(173, 174, 203)). Its HSL value is 238° hue, 22% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #ADAECB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.69:1.

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Variations of #ADAECB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ADAECB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ADAECB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ADAECB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A6AFCA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7B1CC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9B0CC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A6AFCA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8AFCB
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A7B3B7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABB0C2
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AFB0B7

#ADAECB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.17:1 Very poor#ADAECB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.69:1 Very good#ADAECB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ADAECB in CSS

/* Nebulous December */
.color { color: #ADAECB; }
.background { background-color: #ADAECB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ADAECB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(173 174 203);
color: hsl(238 22% 74%);
color: oklch(0.760 0.041 283.8);

#ADAECB FAQ

What color is #ADAECB?

#ADAECB is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Nebulous December. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #ADAECB?

#ADAECB is rgb(173, 174, 203) in RGB, hsl(238, 22%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ADAECB?

The complementary color of #ADAECB is #CBCAAD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ADAECB?

Black text has the best contrast on #ADAECB: 9.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ADAECB a warm or cool color?

#ADAECB is a cool color.