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#ADA8DF

Wisteria · light cool blue

About #ADA8DF

With the hex code #ADA8DF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 66% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 12.8 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DADFA8, a vanilla shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red173
Green168
Blue223

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #ADA8DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #ADA8DF.
2.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #ADA8DF.
9.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ADA8DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ADA8DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9AAFE1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9AADDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2B1BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADA8DF?

With the hex code #ADA8DF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 66% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ADA8DF?

Use black text. Black on #ADA8DF has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADA8DF?

Its complementary colour is #DADFA8, and analogous partners are #A8BEDF and #C9A8DF.