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Hex #add8e6

#add8e6 is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #add8e6 color information, color shades and color usage information.



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#add8e6 Conversion table

Category

blue (light blue)

HEX

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 RGB

R 173   G 216   B 230   copy to clipboard

 HSL

H 194.74   S 0.53   L 0.79

 CMYK

C 22%   M 5%   Y 0%   K 10%
Usage of blue The color #add8e6 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#add8e6 Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#add8e6 to RGB conversion

Red173
173% RED
Green216
216% GREEN
Blue230
230% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(173, 216, 230); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(173, 216, 230); // for css background-color

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#add8e6 to CMYK conversion

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
22.35 % 5.49 % 0 % 9.8 %

#add8e6 to HSL conversion

Hue Saturation Lightness
194.737 0.53 0.79

CSS code: color: hsl(194.7, 53%, 79%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #add8e6

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text: not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings: not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color: recommended
Usage for buttons: watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #add8e6

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #add8e6

This shows how text with the hex-color #add8e6 would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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