Palettes / Colors / #ADCEFF

#ADCEFF — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#ADCEFF 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 #FFDEAD; it also sits naturally between #ADF7FF and #B6ADFF. 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 81% · Blue 100%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADCEFF

.text { color: #ADCEFF; }
.background { background-color: #ADCEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADCEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 206, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADCEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 206, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADCEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 206, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFDEAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADCEFF: #000000.

How #ADCEFF 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 #ADCEFF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADCEFF?

#ADCEFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 173, 206, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADCEFF?

#ADCEFF is RGB 173, 206, 255 — HSL 216°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 32%, 19%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #ADCEFF?

Its complement is #FFDEAD; analogous partners are #ADF7FF and #B6ADFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADCEFF for text?

Black text on #ADCEFF has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.