Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Light Blue

Light Blue is a balanced blue color with HEX #ADD8E6. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 173, 216, 230, HSL 195, 53%, 79%, cool temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#ADD8E6 blue cool balanced
HEX #ADD8E6
RGB rgb(173, 216, 230)
HSL hsl(195 53% 79%)
CMYK cmyk(25, 6, 0, 10)
Luminance 0.6371
Contrast Black 13.74:1White 1.53:1

CSS Utilities

--color-light-blue: #ADD8E6;
.bg-light-blue { background-color: #ADD8E6; }
.text-light-blue { color: #ADD8E6; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6371
Black text13.74:1AA Pass
White text1.53:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    53,
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  ],
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}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
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    "#000000",
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  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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  ],
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    "#D8E6AD"
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    "#E6BBAD",
    "#BBE6AD"
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    "#E6D8AD"
  ],
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    "#F3F9FB",
    "#ADD8E6",
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  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#F3F9FB",
  "dark": "#67B6D0",
  "saturated": "#A1DEF2",
  "desaturated": "#B9D2DA",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#BDEEFF"
}
Pairings
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    "#F5F5F5",
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    "#000000"
  ],
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    "#F3F9FB",
    "#B9D2DA"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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  ],
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  ],
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    ],
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Color meaning and use

About Light Blue Color

Light Blue sits in the blue family with cool temperature and balanced visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Light Blue is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Blue color familyBrowse named blue colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Light Blue accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #ADD8E6.Light Blue CSS utilitiesUse Light Blue in CSS variables and utility classes.#ADD8E6 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Light Blue paletteOpen the generated palette based on Light Blue.Light Blue harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Light Blue against black and white text.

Black text13.74:1AA Pass
White text1.53:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Powder Blue#B0E0E6
Powder Sky#B7D9E8
Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0
Light Steel Blue#B0C4DE
Pale Turquoise#AFEEEE

Color Harmonies

#E6BBAD#E6BBAD
#ADE6D8#ADE6D8
#ADBBE6#ADBBE6
#E6ADD8#E6ADD8
#D8E6AD#D8E6AD
Open full Light Blue harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#F3F9FB#F3F9FB
#67B6D0#67B6D0
#A1DEF2#A1DEF2
#B9D2DA#B9D2DA
White#FFFFFF
#BDEEFF#BDEEFF

Pairings

Black#000000
#E6BBAD#E6BBAD
#ADE6D8#ADE6D8
#ADBBE6#ADBBE6
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5