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#ADD8E6 Light Blue

#ADD8E6 is a very light, muted blue named Light Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 84.7% green and 90.2% blue (rgb(173, 216, 230)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 53% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. #ADD8E6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.74:1.

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Variations of #ADD8E6

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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#ADD8E6 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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#ADD8E6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ADD8E6 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 #C6CEE6
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFD5E7
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6D5E7
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C6CEE6
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFD2E6
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9CDDDC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A6DAE2
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9D3D6

#ADD8E6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.53:1 Very poor#ADD8E6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.74:1 Super#ADD8E6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ADD8E6 in CSS

/* Light Blue */
.color { color: #ADD8E6; }
.background { background-color: #ADD8E6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ADD8E6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(173 216 230);
color: hsl(195 53% 79%);
color: oklch(0.856 0.049 219.7);

#ADD8E6 FAQ

What color is #ADD8E6?

#ADD8E6 is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Light Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #ADD8E6?

#ADD8E6 is rgb(173, 216, 230) in RGB, hsl(195, 53%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ADD8E6?

The complementary color of #ADD8E6 is #E6BBAD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ADD8E6?

Black text has the best contrast on #ADD8E6: 13.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ADD8E6 a warm or cool color?

#ADD8E6 is a cool color.