Light Blue (#ADD8E6)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.53:1 — vs black: 13.74:1

Color values

  • HEX #ADD8E6
  • RGB rgb(173, 216, 230)
  • HSL hsl(194, 53%, 79%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 25, 6, 0, 10 )
  • Websafe #99CCFF

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #ADD8E6 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 Base
#E6BBAD
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 Base
#ADE6D7
#ADBCE6
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 Base
#E6ADD8
#D8E6AD
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 Base
#E6ADBC
#E6D7AD
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 Base
#D7ADE6
#E6BBAD
#BCE6AD
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 Base
#3A9FC0
#72BCD4
#8EC9DC
#CCE7F0
#E8F4F8
#EBF6F9
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Light Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#061014
#18404D
#297087
#3BA0C1
#73BCD4
Light Blue #ADD8E6 Base
#BADEEA
#C6E4EE
#D2EAF1
#DFF0F5
#EBF6F9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #ADD8E6. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #ADD8E6;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #ADD8E6;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #ADD8E6;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #ADD8E6,
        #E6BBAD
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #ADD8E6,
        #E6BBAD
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$light-blue: #ADD8E6;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-blue-r: 173;
$light-blue-g: 216;
$light-blue-b: 230;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $light-blue;
    color: rgba($light-blue-r, $light-blue-g, $light-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Light Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #ADD8E6 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #CDCDE7 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #D4D4E6 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #AADADA Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #D1D1D1 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Light Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Blue #ADD8E6 Base
Non-photo Blue #A4DDED ΔE 2.83
Powder Blue #B0E0E6 ΔE 4.27
Blizzard Blue #ACE5EE ΔE 4.91
Fresh Air #A6E7FF ΔE 5.08

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.