Palettes / Colors / #ADE8FF

#ADE8FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#ADE8FF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #ADE8FF 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.

#ADE8FF 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 #FFC5AD; it also sits naturally between #ADFFED and #ADBFFF. 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 91% · Blue 100%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADE8FF

.text { color: #ADE8FF; }
.background { background-color: #ADE8FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADE8FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 232, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADE8FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 232, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADE8FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 232, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADE8FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADE8FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFC5AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADE8FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADE8FF

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 #ADE8FF 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 #ADE8FF 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

← #ADE8FE  ·  #ADE900 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADE8FF?

#ADE8FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 173, 232, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADE8FF?

#ADE8FF is RGB 173, 232, 255 — HSL 197°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 32%, 9%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #ADE8FF?

Its complement is #FFC5AD; analogous partners are #ADFFED and #ADBFFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADE8FF for text?

Black text on #ADE8FF has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.