Pale blue

#cdc5fb

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

Pale blue sits in the blue band, pale and vivid. Pale blues like this read clean and calm, common in health and tech. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Pale blue color values

Every conversion for #cdc5fb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdc5fb

RGB205, 197, 251

HSL249, 87%, 88%

HSV249, 22%, 98%

CMYK18%, 22%, 0%, 2%

Lab81.77, 13.5, -25.53

XYZ62.56, 59.88, 99.53

Decimal13485563

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone270 C

Shades of pale blue

#ab9ef8 #8a77f6 #6850f3 #4629f0 #2e0fe0 #260db9 #1e0a92 #16076b #0e0544 #06021d

Tints of pale blue

#d1c9fb #d4cdfc #d8d1fc #dbd6fc #dfdafc #e2defd #e6e2fd #e9e6fd #edeafe #f1eefe

Colors that go with pale blue

Complementary#f3fbc5 Analogous#c5d8fb Analogous#e8c5fb Triadic#fbcdc5 Triadic#c5fbcd Split complementary#fbe8c5 Split complementary#d8fbc5

Pale blue in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 18, 22, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdc5fb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 22 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 24 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.

Pale blue in css

Copy #cdc5fb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdc5fb; }
.text { color: #cdc5fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc5fb; }

How pale blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pale blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cdc5fb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdc5fb against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cdc5fb sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cdc5fb 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 pale blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #cdc5fb 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.