Light blue

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Light blue
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Colour coordinates
Hex triplet #ADD8E6
sRGB B (r, g, b)(173, 216, 230)
HSV (h, s, v)(195°, 25%, 90%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(84, 28, 216°)
SourceColorHexa.com [1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor Very light greenish blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Light blue is a color or range of colors, typically a lightened shade with a hue between cyan and blue.

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The first use of "light blue" as a color term in English is in the year 1915. [2]

In Russian and some other languages, there is no single word for blue, but rather different words for light blue (голубой, goluboy) and dark blue (синий, siniy). The Ancient Greek word for a light blue, glaukos, also could mean light green, gray, or yellow. [3]

In Modern Hebrew, light blue, tchelet (תכלת) is differentiated from blue, kachol (כחול). [4] In Modern Greek, light blue, galazio (γαλάζιο) is also differentiated from blue, ble (μπλε). [5]

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Light blue (Literal interpretation)

Light blue (Literal interpretation)
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #8080FF
sRGB B (r, g, b)(128, 128, 255)
HSV (h, s, v)(240°, 50%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(59, 105, 266°)
SourceColorHexa.com [6]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

This shade is a literal light blue, or in other words, a simple combination of blue and white. It has the same hue as blue (240°) with less saturation in HSV or more lightness in HSL. The specific hex color #8080FF is also commonly used in 3D computer graphics as the base color for Normal mapping, in which it typically represents the smooth areas of the surface.

Light blue (Crayola)

Light blue (Crayola)
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #8FD8D8
sRGB B (r, g, b)(143, 216, 216)
HSV (h, s, v)(180°, 34%, 85%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(82, 35, 192°)
Source Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at the right is the color that is called "light blue" in Crayola crayons. It was only available in 1958. Contrary to its title, it is technically a shade of cyan due to its hue of 180°.

Light blue (RYB)

Light blue (RYB)
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #95B0CC
sRGB B (r, g, b)(149, 176, 204)
HSV (h, s, v)(211°, 27%, 80%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(71, 30, 240°)
SourceRYB color system
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at the right is the color that is called "light blue" in the RYB color model. It is a mixture of blue and white. [7]

Light blue in human culture

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References

  1. "#add8e6 Color Information". ColorHexa.com.
  2. Maerz and Paul. A Dictionary of Color. New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill. Page 190.
  3. Michel Pastoureau, Bleu: Histoire d'une couleur, pg. 24
  4. S. Kugelmass and E. Donchin, "The Affective Value of Colors", Megamot, No. 3 (טבת תש"ך / ינואר 1960), pp. 271–281.
  5. Vivian Cook, "Seeing Colours".
  6. "#8080FF Color Information". ColorHexa.com.
  7. "What Color Do Blue and White Make When Mixed". Color Meanings. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  8. See the Grosshistoricher Weltatlas, 1965 edition (other German historical atlases use these same colors).
  9. Johnson, Ramon. "Gay in Russia". Gaylife. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  10. Michel Pastoureau, Blue: Histoire d'une couleur, pg. 51–52.