Palettes / Colors / #ADAEE2

#ADAEE2 — Light Muted Blue

#ADAEE2 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #ADAEE2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ADAEE2 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E2E1AC; it also sits naturally between #ACC8E2 and #C6ACE2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 68% · Blue 89%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ADAEE2

.text { color: #ADAEE2; }
.background { background-color: #ADAEE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADAEE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 174, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 48%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADAEE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 174, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADAEE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 174, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADAEE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADAEE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADAEE2

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Tones of #ADAEE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2E1AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADAEE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADAEE2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ADAEE2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ADAEE2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ADAEE1  ·  #ADAEE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADAEE2?

#ADAEE2 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 173, 174, 226). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADAEE2?

#ADAEE2 is RGB 173, 174, 226 — HSL 239°, 48%, 78% — CMYK 23%, 23%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #ADAEE2?

Its complement is #E2E1AC; analogous partners are #ACC8E2 and #C6ACE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADAEE2 for text?

Black text on #ADAEE2 has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.