| Baby blue | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #89CFF0 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (137, 207, 240) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (199°, 43%, 94%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (80, 48, 227°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[1] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Very light greenish blue |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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