Close to Cornflower
#ADE2FD
#ADE2FD is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 88.6% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 200°, with 95% saturation and 84% 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 #ADE2FD.
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
1.39:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.07:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.39:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.07:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ADE2FD as they’d see it.
#ADE2FD 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 #ADE2FD
What color is #ADE2FD?
#ADE2FD is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 88.6% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 200°, with 95% saturation and 84% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ADE2FD in RGB?
#ADE2FD is rgb(173, 226, 253): 173 red, 226 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ADE2FD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(32, 11, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ADE2FD?
PANTONE 277 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ADE2FD?
Its complement #FED1BA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.