Light blue

#a2a1cd

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Light blue, a soft blue at 241 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #a2a1cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a2a1cd

RGB162, 161, 205

HSL241, 31%, 72%

HSV241, 21%, 80%

CMYK21%, 21%, 0%, 20%

Lab67.71, 9.66, -22.31

XYZ38.66, 37.58, 62.97

Decimal10658253

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#8c8bc1 #7775b6 #615faa #525197 #464581 #3a396c #2e2e56 #232240 #17162a #0b0b14

Tints of light blue

#aaa9d1 #b2b1d6 #babada #c3c2df #cbcae3 #d3d2e7 #dbdbec #e3e3f0 #ebebf4 #f3f3f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#cccda1 Analogous#a1b6cd Analogous#b8a1cd Triadic#cda2a1 Triadic#a1cda2 Split complementary#cdb8a1 Split complementary#b6cda1

Light blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 21, 21, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a2a1cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 21 0 20

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 23 4 26

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #a2a1cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a2a1cd; }
.text { color: #a2a1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a1cd; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a2a1cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a2a1cd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a2a1cd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a2a1cd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a2a1cd is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.