Light blue
#ADD8E6
Light blue (#ADD8E6) is a light, moderately saturated teal colour, cool. In RGB it is 173 red, 216 green and 230 blue; in HSL its hue is 195°, its saturation 53% and its lightness 79%. For print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Teal sits between green and blue, mixing calm with freshness. It is popular with health, tech and travel brands that want to feel modern without being cold.
Text on light blue
White text on light blue has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and fails; black text has 13.74:1 and passes AAA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 1.53:1
Black text · 13.74:1
Tints and shades of light blue
Colour palettes with light blue
Brands with a light blue logo
Brand colours close to #ADD8E6, from our Brand Colour Index.
Colours similar to light blue
Use light blue in CSS
.button {
background-color: #ADD8E6;
color: #000000;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of teal.