Light blue

#c4e1f6

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 205 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 #c4e1f6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c4e1f6

RGB196, 225, 246

HSL205, 74%, 87%

HSV205, 20%, 96%

CMYK20%, 9%, 0%, 4%

Lab88.08, -5.15, -13.41

XYZ66.32, 72.24, 97.64

Decimal12902902

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone277 C

Shades of light blue

#a0cff1 #7dbdeb #59abe6 #3598e0 #1f84cd #1a6da9 #145686 #0f3f62 #09283e #04111b

Tints of light blue

#c8e3f7 #cde5f7 #d1e8f8 #d5eaf9 #daecf9 #deeefa #e2f0fb #e7f3fb #ebf5fc #f0f7fd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f6d9c4 Analogous#c4f6f2 Analogous#c4c8f6 Triadic#f6c4e1 Triadic#e1f6c4 Split complementary#f6c4c8 Split complementary#f6f2c4

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 20, 9, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c4e1f6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 9 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 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 #c4e1f6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c4e1f6; }
.text { color: #c4e1f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4e1f6; }

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 #c4e1f6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c4e1f6 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 #c4e1f6 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 #c4e1f6 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 #c4e1f6 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.