Light blue

#c2e7fa

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #c2e7fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c2e7fa

RGB194, 231, 250

HSL200, 85%, 87%

HSV200, 22%, 98%

CMYK22%, 8%, 0%, 2%

Lab89.64, -7.97, -13.2

XYZ68.08, 75.52, 101.43

Decimal12773370

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#9cd8f7 #76c9f4 #4fbaf1 #29abed #1297db #0f7db5 #0c628f #094869 #052e42 #02131c

Tints of light blue

#c6e9fa #cbebfb #cfecfb #d4eefb #d8f0fc #ddf2fc #e1f3fd #e6f5fd #eaf7fd #eff9fe

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#fad5c2 Analogous#c2faf1 Analogous#c2cbfa Triadic#fac2e7 Triadic#e7fac2 Split complementary#fac2cb Split complementary#faf1c2

Light blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 22, 8, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c2e7fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 8 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 11 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 #c2e7fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c2e7fa; }
.text { color: #c2e7fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2e7fa; }

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 #c2e7fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c2e7fa 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 #c2e7fa 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 #c2e7fa 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 #c2e7fa come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.