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#ADCCFA — Pale Vivid Blue

#ADCCFA is a blue color we call Pale Vivid 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 #ADCCFA 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.

#ADCCFA 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 #FADBAD; it also sits naturally between #ADF3FA and #B5ADFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ADCCFA · RGB 173, 204, 250

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Color values

HEX#ADCCFA
RGB173, 204, 250
HSL216°, 89%, 83%
HSV216°, 31%, 98%
CMYK31%, 18%, 0%, 2%
XYZ56.08, 58.97, 98.87
Yxy58.97, 0.2622, 0.2757
CIE-Lab81.28, 0.08, -25.95
Hunter Lab76.79, 0.07, -27.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 80% · Blue 98%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ADCCFA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ADCCFA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ADCCFA

.text { color: #ADCCFA; }
.background { background-color: #ADCCFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADCCFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 204, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADCCFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 204, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADCCFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 204, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ADCCFA

#87B4F8#609CF6#3984F3#136CF1#0C5CD4#0A4BAE#083B87#062A60#03193A#010813

Tints of #ADCCFA

#B2CFFB#BCD5FB#C0D8FB#C5DBFC#CFE1FC#D4E4FC#D8E7FD#DDEAFD#E7F0FE#ECF3FE

Tones of #ADCCFA

#B3CDF5#B8CEEF#BECFEA#C3D0E4#C9D1DE#CED3D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FADBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.64:1 Fails
Against black text12.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #ADCCFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADCCFA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ADCCFA: ·

How #ADCCFA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BABBEFDeuteranopia · #B9B6ECTritanopia · #AFE6E4

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

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

Radiant Ruby Canyon
#10BE8F · #19E4EB · #59BDF1 · #AFC8F8
Palette 091540
#091540 · #1B2CC1 · #7692FF · #ABD2FA
Palette 27005d
#27005D · #9400FF · #AED2FF · #E4F1FF
Palette Fff2c6
#FFF2C6 · #FFF8DE · #AAC4F5 · #8CA9FF
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette Eef5ff
#EEF5FF · #B4D4FF · #86B6F6 · #176B87

Similar colors

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

#AFC8F8#ABD2FA#AED2FF#AAC4F5#AAC4FF#B4D4FF#A7C7F1#B0CBEE#B9D0F8#B7C9F2#B6D2F2#B9CFF3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ADCCF9  ·  #ADCCFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADCCFA?

#ADCCFA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 173, 204, 250). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADCCFA?

#ADCCFA is RGB 173, 204, 250 — HSL 216°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 31%, 18%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ADCCFA?

Its complement is #FADBAD; analogous partners are #ADF3FA and #B5ADFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADCCFA for text?

Black text on #ADCCFA has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.