Palettes / Colors / #ADBBFF

#ADBBFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#ADBBFF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#ADBBFF 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 #FFF1AD; it also sits naturally between #ADE4FF and #C9ADFF. 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 73% · Blue 100%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADBBFF

.text { color: #ADBBFF; }
.background { background-color: #ADBBFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADBBFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 187, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADBBFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 187, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADBBFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 187, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ADBBFF

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Tones of #ADBBFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFF1AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADBBFF: #000000.

How #ADBBFF 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 #ADBBFF 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

← #ADBBFE  ·  #ADBC00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADBBFF?

#ADBBFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 173, 187, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADBBFF?

#ADBBFF is RGB 173, 187, 255 — HSL 230°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 32%, 27%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #ADBBFF?

Its complement is #FFF1AD; analogous partners are #ADE4FF and #C9ADFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADBBFF for text?

Black text on #ADBBFF has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.