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#ADCDFF

#ADCDFF is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 80.4% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on white

1.62:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

12.95:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ADCDFF as they’d see it.

Typical vision#ADCDFF
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #ADCDFF

What color is #ADCDFF?

#ADCDFF is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 80.4% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #ADCDFF in RGB?

#ADCDFF is rgb(173, 205, 255): 173 red, 205 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #ADCDFF in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(32, 20, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #ADCDFF?

PANTONE 278 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #ADCDFF?

Its complement #E5C798 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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