| Light blue | |
|---|---|
 Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #ADD8E6 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (173, 216, 230) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (195°, 25%, 90%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (84, 28, 216°) |
| Source | ColorHexa.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.
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]
During the 2000s, this color saw a surge of popularity due to a few American sports teams adopting the color for their uniforms. Famous examples include the Memphis Grizzlies,[6] Denver Gold,[7] Oklahoma City Thunder,[8] and the Atlanta Thrashers.[9]
- ^ "#add8e6 Color Information". ColorHexa.com.
- ^ Maerz and Paul. A Dictionary of Color. New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill. Page 190.
- ^ Michel Pastoureau, Bleu: Histoire d'une couleur, pg. 24
- ^ S. Kugelmass and E. Donchin, "THE AFFECTIVE VALUE OF COLORS", Megamot, No. 3 (טבת תש"ך / ינואר 1960), pp. 271–281.
- ^ Vivian Cook, "Seeing Colours".
- ^ "Grizzlies Unveil New Team Logo and Colors". www.nba.com. May 24, 2004. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ Popper, Steve (2004-03-11). "PRO BASKETBALL; Nets Relieved to Have Kidd but Don't Rely on Him". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ "Taking NBA by storm: OK City name is Thunder". ESPN.com. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ Emerson, Anthony. "Atlanta Thrashers: The Jerseys the NHL Would've Been Better off Without". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2023-03-26.