#ADD8E6
lightblue
#ADD8E6 is a cyan colour. In RGB it is 173 red, 216 green and 230 blue, which converts to a hue of 195 degrees, 53% saturation and 79% lightness. It is one of the named CSS colours, written as lightblue in stylesheets.
Color values
| HEX | #ADD8E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 216, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 53%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 25%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 10%) |
Contrast and accessibility
Against white the contrast ratio is 1.53:1, and against black it is 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
| Background | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 1.53:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black | 13.74:1 | AAA | AAA |
Tints and shades
Lighter tints move #ADD8E6 toward white, and darker shades move it toward black.
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Code
| CSS | color: #ADD8E6; |
|---|---|
| CSS rgb() | color: rgb(173 216 230); |
| Tailwind | bg-[#add8e6] |
| SwiftUI | Color(red: 0.678, green: 0.847, blue: 0.902) |
| Android | Color.parseColor("#ADD8E6") |