Light blue

#c2bbf4

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

This is Light blue, a strong blue at 247 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 #c2bbf4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c2bbf4

RGB194, 187, 244

HSL247, 72%, 85%

HSV247, 23%, 96%

CMYK20%, 23%, 0%, 4%

Lab78.19, 14.02, -27.32

XYZ56.35, 53.54, 92.95

Decimal12762100

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone270 C

Shades of light blue

#a399ee #8476e9 #6554e3 #4631de #3520c7 #2b1ba4 #221582 #190f5f #100a3d #07041a

Tints of light blue

#c7c0f5 #cbc6f6 #d0cbf7 #d5d0f7 #dad5f8 #dedbf9 #e3e0fa #e8e5fb #eceafc #f1f0fd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#edf4bb Analogous#bbd1f4 Analogous#debbf4 Triadic#f4c2bb Triadic#bbf4c2 Split complementary#f4debb Split complementary#d1f4bb

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 20, 23, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c2bbf4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 23 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 25 4 10

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 #c2bbf4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c2bbf4; }
.text { color: #c2bbf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bbf4; }

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 #c2bbf4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c2bbf4 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 #c2bbf4 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 #c2bbf4 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 #c2bbf4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.