Light blue

#c8d9db

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

This is Light blue, a muted teal at 186 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #c8d9db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8d9db

RGB200, 217, 219

HSL186, 21%, 82%

HSV186, 9%, 86%

CMYK9%, 1%, 0%, 14%

Lab85.51, -5.29, -2.94

XYZ61.42, 67.02, 76.72

Decimal13162971

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone552 C

Shades of light blue

#b1c9cc #99b9bc #82a8ad #6a989e #598388 #4a6c70 #3a5659 #2b3f41 #1b282a #0c1212

Tints of light blue

#ccdcde #d1dfe1 #d5e2e4 #dae5e7 #dee8e9 #e3ebec #e7eeef #ebf1f2 #f0f4f5 #f4f8f8

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#dbcac8 Analogous#c8dbd3 Analogous#c8d0db Triadic#dbc8d9 Triadic#d9dbc8 Split complementary#dbc8d0 Split complementary#dbd3c8

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 9, 1, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8d9db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 1 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 5 4 20

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 #c8d9db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8d9db; }
.text { color: #c8d9db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8d9db; }

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 #c8d9db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8d9db 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 #c8d9db 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 #c8d9db 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 #c8d9db 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 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.