Light blue

#a2b4b4

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

Light blue lands where green meets blue, mid and grey. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #a2b4b4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a2b4b4

RGB162, 180, 180

HSL180, 11%, 67%

HSV180, 10%, 71%

CMYK10%, 0%, 0%, 29%

Lab71.97, -6.2, -2.13

XYZ39.46, 43.62, 49.52

Decimal10663092

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5435 C

Shades of light blue

#91a6a6 #809898 #6f8a8a #617878 #536767 #455656 #374545 #293333 #1c2222 #0e1111

Tints of light blue

#aabbbb #b3c1c1 #bbc8c8 #c3cfcf #ccd6d6 #d4dcdc #dce3e3 #e4eaea #edf0f0 #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#b4a2a2 Analogous#a2b4ab Analogous#a2abb4 Triadic#b4a2b4 Triadic#b4b4a2 Split complementary#b4a2ab Split complementary#b4aba2

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 10, 0, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a2b4b4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 0 0 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 4 4 35

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 #a2b4b4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a2b4b4; }
.text { color: #a2b4b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b4b4; }

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 #a2b4b4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a2b4b4 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 #a2b4b4 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 #a2b4b4 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

Here is how the numbers for #a2b4b4 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.