Casper Color
Casper is a blue color with hex code #ADBED1. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with casper, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Casper Color Values
What Does Casper Mean?
Casper belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. As a lighter shade, Casper reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Casper is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: very pale purplish blue, #C0C8E1).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Casper
Casper and #D1C0AD are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #ADD0D1 and #AFADD1, which sit beside casper on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair casper with triadic partners #D1ADBE and #BED1AD. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Cloudy Blue —
#ACC2D9(Delta E 3) - Heather —
#B7C3D0(Delta E 4) - LightSteelBlue —
#B0C4DE(Delta E 4) - Echo Blue —
#AFBDD9(Delta E 5) - Light Blue Grey —
#B7C9E2(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #ADBED1; }
.background { background-color: #ADBED1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ADBED1; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #ADBED140; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for casper?
Casper has the hex code #ADBED1. In RGB notation it is rgb(173, 190, 209), in HSL it is hsl(212, 28%, 75%), and its OKLCH value is 0.795, 0.033, 251.2.
What does the color casper mean?
Blue-family colors like casper carry distinct psychological associations. Casper belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. As a lighter shade, Casper reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with casper?
Casper has three easy routes: its complement #D1C0AD for punch, its neighbors #ADD0D1 and #AFADD1 for something calmer, or triadic partners #D1ADBE and #BED1AD when you want energy.
Is casper a standard web color?
No — Casper is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #ADBED1 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make casper lighter or darker?
To lighten casper, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F2F5F8 (lightest tint) to #18212A (darkest shade).
About Casper
Casper is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #ADBED1 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.