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#ADD8EA Ariel

#ADD8EA is a very light, muted blue named Ariel. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 84.7% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(173, 216, 234)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 59% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #ADD8EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.79:1.

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Variations of #ADD8EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ADD8EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ADD8EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ADD8EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C5CEEA
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CED6EB
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6D6EB
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5CEEA
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFD2EA
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9ADEDE
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A6DAE4
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9D3D8

#ADD8EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.52:1 Very poor#ADD8EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.79:1 Super#ADD8EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ADD8EA in CSS

/* Ariel */
.color { color: #ADD8EA; }
.background { background-color: #ADD8EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ADD8EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(173 216 234);
color: hsl(198 59% 80%);
color: oklch(0.858 0.051 225.3);

#ADD8EA FAQ

What color is #ADD8EA?

#ADD8EA is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Ariel. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #ADD8EA?

#ADD8EA is rgb(173, 216, 234) in RGB, hsl(198, 59%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 8%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ADD8EA?

The complementary color of #ADD8EA is #EABFAD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ADD8EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #ADD8EA: 13.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ADD8EA a warm or cool color?

#ADD8EA is a cool color.