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#ADDAE2

#addae2 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#addae2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 85.49% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.45% cyan, 3.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 189.06°, with 47.75% saturation and 78.24% 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 13.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 1.77.

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Relative luminance0.6452

Complementary

  1. #addae2
  2. #e2b5ad

Split complementary

  1. #addae2
  2. #e2adc0
  3. #e2d0ad

Analogous

  1. #ade2d0
  2. #addae2
  3. #adc0e2

Triadic

  1. #addae2
  2. #e2adda
  3. #dae2ad

Tetradic

  1. #addae2
  2. #b5ade2
  3. #e2b5ad
  4. #dae2ad

Square

  1. #addae2
  2. #d0ade2
  3. #e2b5ad
  4. #c0e2ad

Monochromatic

  1. #40a4b6
  2. #75c1ce
  3. #addae2
  4. #e6f4f6
  5. #f0f8fa

Shades

#addae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #addae2
  2. #9cc4cb
  3. #8aaeb5
  4. #79999e
  5. #688388
  6. #576d71
  7. #45575a
  8. #344144
  9. #232c2d
  10. #111617
  11. #000000

Tints

#addae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #addae2
  2. #b5dee5
  3. #bde1e8
  4. #c6e5eb
  5. #cee9ee
  6. #d6edf1
  7. #def0f3
  8. #e6f4f6
  9. #eff8f9
  10. #f7fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#addae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #addae2
  2. #a9d1d8
  3. #a4c8ce
  4. #a0bfc5
  5. #9bb6bb
  6. #97adb1
  7. #92a4a7
  8. #8e9b9d
  9. #899294
  10. #85898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4d5d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2d6e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cfe2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ddedc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4d8e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bed4e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3dddf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-addae2 {
  color: #addae2;
}
Background
.bg-addae2 {
  background-color: #addae2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-addae2 {
  border: 2px solid #addae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #addae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 218 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 48% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-addae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #addae2, #adc0e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-addae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 218 226 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 1.77 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 2.80 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.19 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.48 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.64 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.14 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.01 #52251d Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#addae2  rgb(173, 218, 226)  hsl(189, 48%, 78%)  Powder Blue
#e2b5ad  rgb(226, 181, 173)  hsl(9, 48%, 78%)  Baby Pink
#e2adda  rgb(226, 173, 218)  hsl(309, 48%, 78%)  Plum
#dae2ad  rgb(218, 226, 173)  hsl(69, 48%, 78%)  Pale Goldenrod