Light blue

#aee2fa

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

This is Light blue, a vivid blue at 199 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 #aee2fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aee2fa

RGB174, 226, 250

HSL199, 88%, 83%

HSV199, 30%, 98%

CMYK30%, 10%, 0%, 2%

Lab87.14, -11.16, -17.06

XYZ61.91, 70.29, 100.75

Decimal11461370

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone291 C

Shades of light blue

#89d5f8 #64c7f5 #3fbaf3 #1aadf1 #0d97d6 #0b7db1 #09638c #064867 #042e42 #02141d

Tints of light blue

#b4e4fa #bbe7fb #c1e9fb #c8ebfc #ceedfc #d5f0fc #dbf2fd #e1f4fd #e8f7fe #eef9fe

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#fac6ae Analogous#aefaec Analogous#aebcfa Triadic#faaee2 Triadic#e2faae Split complementary#faaebc Split complementary#faecae

Light blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 30, 10, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aee2fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

30 10 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

32 13 4 8

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #aee2fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aee2fa; }
.text { color: #aee2fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aee2fa; }

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 #aee2fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aee2fa 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 #aee2fa 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 #aee2fa 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 #aee2fa is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.