Light Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #522719 |
| Complementary Color | #e6bbad |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (194.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Blue Color. The January Frost color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sparkling River (#d6edf1) for more calm effect. Try Mystic Harbor as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e6bbad is the best complementary color to Light Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #add8e6 complementary color is Rose Fog, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent St Blue are #ade6d7 and #adbbe6. Thus found on the left and right of #add8e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cruise and Spindle colors as they work well with Light Blue.
The split-complementary Light Blue palette consists of #e6d7ad and #e6adbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6bbad). Try Hampton and Shilo colors in combination with #add8e6, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #add8e6 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Light Blue. Thus Caper and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Light Wisteria, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #add8e6 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Light Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e6bbad) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chinook – 120° from the complementary Rose Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6add8 and #ade6bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #add8e6 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Light Blue has a hue angle of 194.74°, a saturation of 53.27% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #add8e6 is made of 22.36% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #add8e6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,216,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 22.36, 5.49, 0, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(194.74,53.27%,79.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(194.74,24.78%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.8141,-10.8862,-11.4853) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0724,63.7091,84.2047) |