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#ADE2F9

#ade2f9 ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ade2f9 is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 88.63% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.52% cyan, 9.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 198.16°, with 86.36% saturation and 82.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.7012

Complementary

  1. #ade2f9
  2. #f9c4ad

Split complementary

  1. #ade2f9
  2. #f9adbc
  3. #f9eaad

Analogous

  1. #adf9ea
  2. #ade2f9
  3. #adbcf9

Triadic

  1. #ade2f9
  2. #f9ade2
  3. #e2f9ad

Tetradic

  1. #ade2f9
  2. #c4adf9
  3. #f9c4ad
  4. #e2f9ad

Square

  1. #ade2f9
  2. #eaadf9
  3. #f9c4ad
  4. #bcf9ad

Monochromatic

  1. #1eb0ef
  2. #66c9f4
  3. #ade2f9
  4. #ecf8fe
  5. #ecf8fe

Shades

#ade2f9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ade2f9
  2. #9ccbe0
  3. #8ab5c7
  4. #799eae
  5. #688895
  6. #57717d
  7. #455a64
  8. #34444b
  9. #232d32
  10. #111719
  11. #000000

Tints

#ade2f9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ade2f9
  2. #b5e5fa
  3. #bde8fa
  4. #c6ebfb
  5. #ceeefb
  6. #d6f1fc
  7. #def3fd
  8. #e6f6fd
  9. #eff9fe
  10. #f7fcfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ade2f9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ade2f9
  2. #a9d8ed
  3. #a4cee1
  4. #a0c5d5
  5. #9bbbc9
  6. #97b1bd
  7. #92a7b0
  8. #8e9da4
  9. #899498
  10. #858a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cadde7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6dffa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cad6f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94e9e9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7e0fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfdbf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fe6f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ade2f9 {
  color: #ade2f9;
}
Background
.bg-ade2f9 {
  background-color: #ade2f9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ade2f9 {
  border: 2px solid #ade2f9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ade2f9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 226 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 86% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ade2f9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ade2f9, #adbcf9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ade2f9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 226 249 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.40 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.73 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.66 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.89 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.97 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.39 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.12 #521d06 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#ade2f9  rgb(173, 226, 249)  hsl(198, 86%, 83%)  Non-Photo Blue
#f9c4ad  rgb(249, 196, 173)  hsl(18, 86%, 83%)  Zinnwaldite
#f9ade2  rgb(249, 173, 226)  hsl(318, 86%, 83%)  Plum
#e2f9ad  rgb(226, 249, 173)  hsl(78, 86%, 83%)  Tea Green