Shade of blue
Baby blue |
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Hex triplet | #89CFF0 |
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sRGBB (r, g, b) | (137, 207, 240) |
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HSV (h, s, v) | (199°, 43%, 94%) |
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CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (80, 48, 227°) |
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Source | Maerz and Paul[1] |
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ISCC–NBS descriptor | Very light greenish blue |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
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Baby blue, also known as light blue, is a tint of azure, which is one of the pastel colors.[2]
The first recorded use of baby blue as a color name in English was in 1892.[3]
- ^ The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called baby blue in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color baby blue is displayed on page 93, Plate 35, Color Sample E2.
- ^ Foster, John C. "Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - Ba through Bz". tx4.us. Archived from the original on 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 190; Color Sample of Baby Blue: Page 93 Plate 35 Color Sample E2