#ADD8E6

Sky Blue

#ADD8E6Sky Blue

Luminance

0.637

Category

Blue

Type

Light

Best On

#000000

Color Codes

All color formats for your project

HEX

HEX
#ADD8E6
No #
ADD8E6

RGB

RGB
rgb(173, 216, 230)
Values
R:173 G:216 B:230

HSL

HSL
hsl(195, 53%, 79%)
Values
H:195° S:53% L:79%

HSV / HSB

HSV
hsv(195, 25%, 90%)
Values
H:195° S:25% V:90%

CMYK

CMYK
cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 10%)
Values
C:25 M:6 Y:0 K:10

LAB

LAB
lab(84, -11, -11)
Values
L:84 a:-11 b:-11

OKLCH

OKLCH
oklch(85.6% 0.049 219.7)
Values
L:85.6% C:0.049 H:219.7°

Code Formats

CSS
color: #ADD8E6;
Swift
UIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.847, blue: 0.902, alpha: 1.0)
Kotlin
Color(0xFFADD8E6)
Flutter
Color(0xFFADD8E6)
Android
#FFADD8E6

Contrast Analysis

WCAG compliance with grayscale colors

On White

1.53:1

Fail

On Black

13.74:1

AAA

Grayscale Contrast

Aa

0%

13.7

AAA
Aa

10%

11.4

AAA
Aa

20%

8.3

AAA
Aa

30%

5.5

AA
Aa

40%

3.8

AA-large
Aa

50%

2.6

Fail
Aa

60%

1.9

Fail
Aa

70%

1.4

Fail
Aa

80%

1.1

Fail
Aa

90%

1.2

Fail
Aa

100%

1.5

Fail

Best Grayscale Contrast

#000000 with ratio 13.74:1

Aa

Color Harmonies

Harmonious color combinations

complementary

Two colors opposite on the color wheel (180°)

split-complementary

Base color + two colors adjacent to its complement

triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

tetradic

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

analogous

Three colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Color Variations

Tints, shades, tones, and full scale

Color Scale (50-900)

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Tints (Lighter)

Shades (Darker)

Tones (Desaturated)

Gradients (OKLCH)

Primary

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #C4E3ED 0%, #5FB2CE 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(89.6% 0.035 219.2) 0%, oklch(72.2% 0.090 222.3) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Vibrant

135°
CSS
linear-gradient(135deg, #7ECDE7 0%, #72CFEE 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(135deg, oklch(80.7% 0.086 221.1) 0%, oklch(80.8% 0.099 221.9) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Complementary

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #ADD8E6 0%, #E6BBAD 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(85.6% 0.049 219.7) 0%, oklch(82.6% 0.054 38.8) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Analogous

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #ADE6D8 0%, #ADD8E6 50%, #ADBBE6 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(88.2% 0.061 178.0) 0%, oklch(85.6% 0.049 219.7) 50%, oklch(79.6% 0.063 270.8) 100%)
Stops
0%
50%
100%

Sunset

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #F6CE55 0%, #EE6C2B 50%, #E6193C 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(86.4% 0.144 90.6) 0%, oklch(68.0% 0.177 43.8) 50%, oklch(59.1% 0.228 21.2) 100%)
Stops
0%
50%
100%

Ocean

135°
CSS
linear-gradient(135deg, #19A1E6 0%, #22C3B6 50%, #47D1A3 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(135deg, oklch(67.5% 0.146 238.9) 0%, oklch(73.8% 0.124 186.2) 50%, oklch(77.5% 0.136 166.9) 100%)
Stops
0%
50%
100%

Dark Mode

180°
CSS
linear-gradient(180deg, #63B4CF 0%, #182226 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(180deg, oklch(72.9% 0.088 221.9) 0%, oklch(24.4% 0.016 224.4) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Radial Glow

Radial
CSS
radial-gradient(circle, #9DD0E1 0%, #73BCD4 100%)
OKLCH
radial-gradient(circle, oklch(82.8% 0.058 220.4) 0%, oklch(75.6% 0.081 221.0) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

💡 About OKLCH Gradients

OKLCH (Oklch Color Space) provides perceptually uniform gradients with better color transitions than traditional RGB/HSL gradients. The format is oklch(L% C H) where L = Lightness (0-100%), C = Chroma (0-0.4), H = Hue (0-360°).

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