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#AAD9D8

#aad9d8 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aad9d8 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 85.1% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.46% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 178.72°, with 38.21% saturation and 75.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.6313

Complementary

  1. #aad9d8
  2. #d9aaab

Split complementary

  1. #aad9d8
  2. #d9aac2
  3. #d9c0aa

Analogous

  1. #aad9c0
  2. #aad9d8
  3. #aac2d9

Triadic

  1. #aad9d8
  2. #d8aad9
  3. #d9d8aa

Tetradic

  1. #aad9d8
  2. #aaabd9
  3. #d9aaab
  4. #d9d8aa

Square

  1. #aad9d8
  2. #c0aad9
  3. #d9aaab
  4. #c2d9aa

Monochromatic

  1. #48a2a0
  2. #75c1c0
  3. #aad9d8
  4. #dff1f0
  5. #f1f9f9

Shades

#aad9d8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aad9d8
  2. #99c3c2
  3. #88aead
  4. #779897
  5. #668282
  6. #556d6c
  7. #445756
  8. #334141
  9. #222b2b
  10. #111616
  11. #000000

Tints

#aad9d8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aad9d8
  2. #b3dddc
  3. #bbe1e0
  4. #c4e4e4
  5. #cce8e8
  6. #d5ecec
  7. #ddf0ef
  8. #e6f4f3
  9. #eef7f7
  10. #f7fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aad9d8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aad9d8
  2. #a6d0cf
  3. #a2c7c6
  4. #9dbebe
  5. #99b5b5
  6. #95adac
  7. #91a4a3
  8. #8d9b9a
  9. #889292
  10. #848989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2d4d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3d4d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cacdd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9bdcd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4d6d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bed2d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1dbd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aad9d8 {
  color: #aad9d8;
}
Background
.bg-aad9d8 {
  background-color: #aad9d8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aad9d8 {
  border: 2px solid #aad9d8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aad9d8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 217 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 38% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aad9d8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aad9d8, #aac2d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aad9d8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 217 216 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.41 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.14 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.68 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.82 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.07 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.92 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.35 #552627 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#aad9d8  rgb(170, 217, 216)  hsl(179, 38%, 76%)  Powder Blue
#d9aaab  rgb(217, 170, 171)  hsl(359, 38%, 76%)  Pastel Pink
#d8aad9  rgb(216, 170, 217)  hsl(299, 38%, 76%)  Plum
#d9d8aa  rgb(217, 216, 170)  hsl(59, 38%, 76%)  Pale Goldenrod