Close to Light Blue
#AADAEE
#AADAEE is a light, rich blue, close to the color Light Blue. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 85.5% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 198°, with 67% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AADAEE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.50:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.97:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.50:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.97:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AADAEE as they’d see it.
#AADAEE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AADAEE
What color is #AADAEE?
#AADAEE is a light, rich blue, close to the color Light Blue. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 85.5% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 198°, with 67% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AADAEE in RGB?
#AADAEE is rgb(170, 218, 238): 170 red, 218 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AADAEE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(29, 8, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AADAEE?
PANTONE 290 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AADAEE?
Its complement #F3CAB9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.