Light blue

#a8a2cf

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

Light blue is a light blue that reads open. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #a8a2cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a8a2cf

RGB168, 162, 207

HSL248, 32%, 72%

HSV248, 22%, 81%

CMYK19%, 22%, 0%, 19%

Lab68.51, 11.45, -22.15

XYZ40.33, 38.67, 64.37

Decimal11051727

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#938cc3 #7e75b8 #695fac #59509a #4d4484 #40386d #332d57 #262141 #19162b #0c0a14

Tints of light blue

#b0aad3 #b7b2d7 #bfbadc #c6c2e0 #cecbe4 #d6d3e8 #dddbec #e5e3f1 #ecebf5 #f4f3f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#c9cfa2 Analogous#a2b3cf Analogous#bfa2cf Triadic#cfa8a2 Triadic#a2cfa8 Split complementary#cfbfa2 Split complementary#b3cfa2

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 19, 22, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a8a2cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 22 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 24 4 25

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 #a8a2cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a8a2cf; }
.text { color: #a8a2cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a2cf; }

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 #a8a2cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a8a2cf 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 #a8a2cf 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 #a8a2cf 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

The figures for #a8a2cf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.