Close to Light Blue
#ADDDEE
#ADDDEE is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Light Blue. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 86.7% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 196°, with 66% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ADDDEE.
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
1.46:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.35:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.46:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.35:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ADDDEE as they’d see it.
#ADDDEE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #ADDDEE
What color is #ADDDEE?
#ADDDEE is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Light Blue. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 86.7% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 196°, with 66% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ADDDEE in RGB?
#ADDDEE is rgb(173, 221, 238): 173 red, 221 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ADDDEE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(27, 7, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ADDDEE?
PANTONE 304 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ADDDEE?
Its complement #F6CDBE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.