Close to Light Blue
#ADE4FA
#ADE4FA is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Light Blue. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 89.4% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 89% saturation and 83% 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 #ADE4FA.
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
1.38:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.25:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.38:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.25:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ADE4FA as they’d see it.
#ADE4FA 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 #ADE4FA
What color is #ADE4FA?
#ADE4FA is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Light Blue. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 89.4% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 89% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ADE4FA in RGB?
#ADE4FA is rgb(173, 228, 250): 173 red, 228 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ADE4FA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(31, 9, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ADE4FA?
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 #ADE4FA?
Its complement #FED3C2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.