Light blue

#c2dff6

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 #c2dff6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c2dff6

RGB194, 223, 246

HSL207, 74%, 86%

HSV207, 21%, 96%

CMYK21%, 9%, 0%, 4%

Lab87.44, -4.72, -14.39

XYZ65.27, 70.9, 97.43

Decimal12771318

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone277 C

Shades of light blue

#9eccf1 #7bbaeb #57a7e6 #3394e1 #1e80cd #196aa9 #145386 #0e3d62 #09273e #04111b

Tints of light blue

#c7e1f7 #cbe4f7 #d0e6f8 #d4e9f9 #d9ebf9 #ddedfa #e2f0fb #e6f2fb #ebf4fc #eff7fd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f6d9c2 Analogous#c2f6f3 Analogous#c2c5f6 Triadic#f6c2df Triadic#dff6c2 Split complementary#f6c2c5 Split complementary#f6f3c2

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 21, 9, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c2dff6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 9 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 12 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 #c2dff6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c2dff6; }
.text { color: #c2dff6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2dff6; }

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 #c2dff6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c2dff6 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 #c2dff6 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 #c2dff6 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

Here is how the numbers for #c2dff6 are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.