Muted violet
#ADA5BB
#ADA5BB is a muted violet with low intensity, at step 400 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 8.0:1. On white it reaches only 2.4:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#ADA5BB shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #ADA5BB kept exactly at step 400. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F8F5FF
- 100 EEE8F9
- 200 DCD5E8
- 300 C3BBD0
- 400 ADA5BB
- 500 8B8398
- 600 71697D
- 700 585164
- 800 423C4D
- 900 2E2836
- 950 1A1621
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-violet-50: #f8f5ff; --color-violet-100: #eee8f9; --color-violet-200: #dcd5e8; --color-violet-300: #c3bbd0; --color-violet-400: #ada5bb; --color-violet-500: #8b8398; --color-violet-600: #71697d; --color-violet-700: #585164; --color-violet-800: #423c4d; --color-violet-900: #2e2836; --color-violet-950: #1a1621;}Is #ADA5BB readable?
Contrast for text on #ADA5BB and for #ADA5BB used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 2.4APCA Lc 52 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 8.0APCA Lc 57 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #7B7388 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.4APCA Lc 47 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 8.0APCA Lc 55 · Large text and headings
Color palettes with #ADA5BB
Six palettes built around #ADA5BB, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#ADA5BB · #C38BC5 · #8991EF · #FFC6CF · #302937
- Complementary#ADA5BB · #98C06D · #94C262 · #DDD0FF · #2E2837
- Split complementary#ADA5BB · #D5AB3C · #5ED46E · #E0D6FF · #26242C
- Triadic#ADA5BB · #B57849 · #00CCBC · #E9E0FF · #302C35
- Tetradic#ADA5BB · #E4716B · #93CA51 · #ACEBFC · #333138
- Monochromatic#ADA5BB · #A085E8 · #BE84EA · #DACEFF · #2A2733
#ADA5BB as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #ADA5BB looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F8F5FF
- Brand 100, #EEE8F9
- Brand 200, #DCD5E8
- Brand 300, #C3BBD0
- Brand 400, #ADA5BB
- Brand 500, #8B8398
- Brand 600, #71697D
- Brand 700, #585164
- Brand 800, #423C4D
- Brand 900, #2E2836
- Brand 950, #1A1621
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F4F4F6
- Neutral 200, #E6E4E8
- Neutral 300, #D5D3D8
- Neutral 400, #A29FA7
- Neutral 500, #75727A
- Neutral 600, #55525B
- Neutral 700, #413F46
- Neutral 800, #29272D
- Neutral 900, #19171D
- Neutral 950, #0B090E
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #9AEFC1
- Success 300, #77D6A6
- Success 400, #51BB88
- Success 500, #35A774
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #E7A250
- Warning 400, #D69344
- Warning 500, #B9771D
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #F77575
- Danger 500, #D45154
- Danger 600, #B93A40
- Danger 700, #991F2A
- Danger 800, #7B0419
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #70A6EB
- Info 500, #5188CD
- Info 600, #396EB0
- Info 700, #235693
- Info 800, #103F76
- Info 900, #012A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 400 with neutral 950 text, at 8.4:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 400: it already reads on the dark background at 8.4:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #ADA5BB
Lighter and darker versions, its complementary color, neighbors on the color wheel and softer variants.