Light blue

#90cdda

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

This is Light blue, a soft teal at 191 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 #90cdda, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#90cdda

RGB144, 205, 218

HSL191, 50%, 71%

HSV191, 34%, 85%

CMYK34%, 6%, 0%, 15%

Lab78.84, -16.27, -12.68

XYZ45.99, 54.65, 74.46

Decimal9489882

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone630 C

Shades of light blue

#77c2d2 #5eb7c9 #45abc1 #3998ac #318293 #296c7a #215662 #184049 #102a30 #081417

Tints of light blue

#9ad1dd #a4d6e1 #addae4 #b7dfe7 #c1e3ea #cbe7ee #d4ecf1 #def0f4 #e8f5f7 #f2f9fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#da9d90 Analogous#90dac2 Analogous#90a8da Triadic#da90cd Triadic#cdda90 Split complementary#da90a8 Split complementary#dac290

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 34, 6, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #90cdda on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

34 6 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

35 10 4 21

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #90cdda straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #90cdda; }
.text { color: #90cdda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90cdda; }

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 #90cdda against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #90cdda against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #90cdda 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #90cdda 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 #90cdda 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 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.