Light blue

#c2d7e2

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

This is Light blue, a soft blue at 201 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 #c2d7e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c2d7e2

RGB194, 215, 226

HSL201, 36%, 82%

HSV201, 14%, 89%

CMYK14%, 5%, 0%, 11%

Lab84.77, -4.79, -7.79

XYZ60.28, 65.56, 81.43

Decimal12769250

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#a8c6d5 #8db4c9 #73a3bc #5892b0 #497d99 #3c687e #305264 #233c4a #16272f #0a1115

Tints of light blue

#c7dae4 #ccdde7 #d1e1e9 #d6e4eb #dae7ee #dfeaf0 #e4edf2 #e9f1f5 #eef4f7 #f3f7f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e2cdc2 Analogous#c2e2dd Analogous#c2c7e2 Triadic#e2c2d7 Triadic#d7e2c2 Split complementary#e2c2c7 Split complementary#e2ddc2

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 14, 5, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c2d7e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 5 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 9 4 17

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 #c2d7e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c2d7e2; }
.text { color: #c2d7e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2d7e2; }

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 #c2d7e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c2d7e2 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 #c2d7e2 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 #c2d7e2 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 #c2d7e2 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.