Light Blue

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 13.74:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#ADD8E6sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(173, 216, 230)screen channels

HSLhsl(195, 53%, 79%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 10%)approximate process color

Tailwindsky-200nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.53:1

Black textAAA13.74:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#3B464A

#718B94

#ADD8E6

#C7E3ED

#E1EFF3

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#ADE6D8

#ADD8E6

#ADBCE6

Triadic

#ADD8E6

#E6ADD8

#D8E6AD

Complement

#ADD8E6

#E6BBAD

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-light-blue: #ADD8E6;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-light-blue);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue226°

Lightness84 L*

Chroma15.8

Luminance0.637