#A8DADC · Powder Blue

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#A8DADC is a light, muted blue color, closest to Powder Blue and near Powder Blue and Glacier. In OKLCH it has 85% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 199°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #A8DADC a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#A8DADC
RGBrgb(168, 218, 220)
HSLhsl(182, 43%, 76%)
CMYK24, 1, 0, 14
CSS var--powder-blue
Contrast1.53:1 white · 13.73:1 black

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How to use #A8DADC

Black text passes WCAG AA on #A8DADC (13.73:1); white text does not (1.53:1).

For a calm scheme pair #A8DADC with its analogous neighbors #A7DCC4 and #A7C0DC; for contrast use its complement #DCA9A7 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--powder-blue: #A8DADC;

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