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#AADBDB

#aadbdb ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aadbdb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 85.88% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 40.5% saturation and 76.27% 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 13.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.6432

Complementary

  1. #aadbdb
  2. #dbaaaa

Split complementary

  1. #aadbdb
  2. #dbaac2
  3. #dbc2aa

Analogous

  1. #aadbc2
  2. #aadbdb
  3. #aac2db

Triadic

  1. #aadbdb
  2. #dbaadb
  3. #dbdbaa

Tetradic

  1. #aadbdb
  2. #aaaadb
  3. #dbaaaa
  4. #dbdbaa

Square

  1. #aadbdb
  2. #c2aadb
  3. #dbaaaa
  4. #c2dbaa

Monochromatic

  1. #46a6a6
  2. #74c4c4
  3. #aadbdb
  4. #e0f2f2
  5. #f1f9f9

Shades

#aadbdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aadbdb
  2. #99c5c5
  3. #88afaf
  4. #779999
  5. #668383
  6. #556e6e
  7. #445858
  8. #334242
  9. #222c2c
  10. #111616
  11. #000000

Tints

#aadbdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aadbdb
  2. #b3dfdf
  3. #bbe2e2
  4. #c4e6e6
  5. #cce9e9
  6. #d5eded
  7. #ddf1f1
  8. #e6f4f4
  9. #eef8f8
  10. #f7fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aadbdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aadbdb
  2. #a6d2d2
  3. #a2c9c9
  4. #9dc0c0
  5. #99b7b7
  6. #95aeae
  7. #91a4a4
  8. #8d9b9b
  9. #889292
  10. #848989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3d6d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4d6db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcfdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9adedb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5d8db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfd4db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1dddb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aadbdb {
  color: #aadbdb;
}
Background
.bg-aadbdb {
  background-color: #aadbdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aadbdb {
  border: 2px solid #aadbdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aadbdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 219 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 41% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aadbdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aadbdb, #aac2db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aadbdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 219 219 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 2.94 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 4.59 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.23 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.59 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.71 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.38 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.57 #552424 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#aadbdb  rgb(170, 219, 219)  hsl(180, 41%, 76%)  Powder Blue
#dbaaaa  rgb(219, 170, 170)  hsl(0, 41%, 76%)  Pastel Pink
#dbaadb  rgb(219, 170, 219)  hsl(300, 41%, 76%)  Plum
#dbdbaa  rgb(219, 219, 170)  hsl(60, 41%, 76%)  Pale Goldenrod