Light blue

#a4d2e6

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

Light blue sits in the blue band, light and strong. 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 #a4d2e6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a4d2e6

RGB164, 210, 230

HSL198, 57%, 77%

HSV198, 29%, 90%

CMYK29%, 9%, 0%, 10%

Lab81.67, -10.4, -14.74

XYZ52.64, 59.7, 83.61

Decimal10801894

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone291 C

Shades of light blue

#87c4de #6bb6d6 #4ea8cf #3698c3 #2e82a7 #266c8a #1e556e #163f51 #0e2935 #071318

Tints of light blue

#acd6e8 #b3daea #bbddec #c3e1ee #cae5f1 #d2e9f3 #daedf5 #e2f0f7 #e9f4f9 #f1f8fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e6b8a4 Analogous#a4e6d9 Analogous#a4b1e6 Triadic#e6a4d2 Triadic#d2e6a4 Split complementary#e6a4b1 Split complementary#e6d9a4

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 29, 9, 0, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a4d2e6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 9 0 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 12 4 16

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 #a4d2e6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a4d2e6; }
.text { color: #a4d2e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4d2e6; }

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 #a4d2e6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a4d2e6 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 #a4d2e6 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 #a4d2e6 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 #a4d2e6 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.