All About Color Light Blue

#ADD8E6

Light Blue is a calming and serene blue color. It embodies tranquility and peace, perfect for creating a soothing and relaxing space.

About Light Blue

Light Blue is a light blue color with the hex code #ADD8E6. In RGB it is red 173, green 216, blue 230; in HSL it is hue 195°, saturation 53%, lightness 79%; in CMYK it is 25%, 6%, 0%, 10%. Its contrast ratio is 1.53:1 on white and 13.74:1 on black.

#ADD8E6 Color Conversion

Hex tripletAD, D8, E6
CMYK24.78%, 6.09%, 0.00%, 9.80%
RGB Decimal173, 216, 230
HSL195°, 53%, 79%
RGB Octal255, 330, 346
HSV (HSB)194.74°, 24.78%, 90.20%
RGB Binary10101101, 11011000, 11100110
CIE-L*AB83.81, -10.89, -11.49
RGB Percent67.84%, 84.71%, 90.20%
CIE-L*CH83.81, 15.82, 226.53
XYZ56.07, 63.71, 84.20
CIE-L*UV83.81, -22.26, -16.14
xyY0.27, 0.31, 63.71
Hunter-Lab79.82, -14.28, -6.68
RYB67.84%, 77.45%, 90.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#ADD8E6 on a dark background: contrast 13.74:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#ADD8E6 on a light background: contrast 1.53:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Light Blue, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Light Blue. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#ADD8E6 · #EBF6F9 · #67B6D0 · #E6BBAD · #F9EFEB

Analogous palette

#ADE6BB · #ADE6D8 · #ADD8E6 · #ADBBE6 · #BBADE6

Triadic palette

#ADD8E6 · #E6ADD8 · #D8E6AD · #EBF6F9 · #F9EBF6

Tetradic palette

#ADD8E6 · #D8ADE6 · #E6BBAD · #BBE6AD · #67B6D0

Monochromatic palette

#3B9EBF · #73BCD4 · #ADD8E6 · #E8F4F8 · #EBF6F9

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