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Light Blue

#ADD8E6

Conversions

HEX#ADD8E6

RGBrgb(173, 216, 230)

HSLhsl(195, 53%, 79%)

HSVhsv(195, 25%, 90%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 10%)

Copy CSS

color: #add8e6;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(173, 216, 230);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(195, 53%, 79%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.53 : 1

On ink blackPass · 12.52 : 1

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Pairings

About Light Blue

Light Blue is the hex color #ADD8E6, which translates to rgb(173, 216, 230) in RGB and hsl(195, 53%, 79%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 195 degrees, with a saturation of 53 percent and a lightness of 79 percent. That puts Light Blue at the pale end of the blue range, light enough to work as a page or card background with dark text on top.

How Light Blue compares

Light Blue is exactly the CSS keyword lightblue, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is sky-200 (#B8E6FE), at a distance of 7.3. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Powder Blue at 5.3. Sorted by lightness, Light Blue is number 29 of the 30 blue colors here.

Text on Light Blue

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Light Blue, led by Ink black at 12.52:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Light Blue already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Light Blue. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	3.16:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Dark grey #374151	6.74:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Light Blue

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Light Blue for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Light Blue

Format	Value
HEX	#ADD8E6
RGB	rgb(173, 216, 230)
HSL	hsl(195, 53%, 79%)
HSV	hsv(195, 25%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCH	oklch(85.62% 0.0489 219.65)
CIELAB	lab(83.81 -10.89 -11.48)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.