Light blue

#cfedf8

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, pale and strong. Pale blues like this read clean and calm, common in health and tech. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #cfedf8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfedf8

RGB207, 237, 248

HSL196, 75%, 89%

HSV196, 17%, 97%

CMYK17%, 4%, 0%, 3%

Lab91.96, -7.53, -8.61

XYZ72.96, 80.61, 100.52

Decimal13626872

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#aadff3 #85d1ed #60c3e8 #3bb5e2 #1fa3d4 #1a87af #146a8a #0f4e65 #093140 #04151b

Tints of light blue

#d2eef8 #d5eff9 #d9f1f9 #dcf2fa #dff3fa #e2f4fb #e6f6fb #e9f7fc #ecf8fc #eff9fd

Colors that go with light blue

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Light blue in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 17, 4, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfedf8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 4 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 8 4 9

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 #cfedf8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfedf8; }
.text { color: #cfedf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfedf8; }

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 #cfedf8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfedf8 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 #cfedf8 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 #cfedf8 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 #cfedf8 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.