Palettes / Colors / #ADD8FF

#ADD8FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#ADD8FF 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 #ADD8FF 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.

#ADD8FF 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 #FFD5AD; it also sits naturally between #ADFFFE and #ADAFFF. 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 85% · Blue 100%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADD8FF

.text { color: #ADD8FF; }
.background { background-color: #ADD8FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADD8FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 216, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADD8FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 216, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADD8FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 216, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADD8FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADD8FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFD5AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADD8FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADD8FF

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 #ADD8FF 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 #ADD8FF 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

← #ADD8FE  ·  #ADD900 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADD8FF?

#ADD8FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 173, 216, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADD8FF?

#ADD8FF is RGB 173, 216, 255 — HSL 209°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 32%, 15%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #ADD8FF?

Its complement is #FFD5AD; analogous partners are #ADFFFE and #ADAFFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADD8FF for text?

Black text on #ADD8FF has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.