#ADDAFF
Baby Blue · very light cool blue
About #ADDAFF
#ADDAFF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 85% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Baby Blue (ΔE 9.2), with Sky Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFD2AD (peach), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ADDAFF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ADDAFF?
#ADDAFF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 85% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ADDAFF?
Use black text. Black on #ADDAFF has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ADDAFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFD2AD, and analogous partners are #ADFFFB and #ADB1FF.