Light blue

#92cedb

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

Light blue is a light teal, soft between blue and green. 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 #92cedb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#92cedb

RGB146, 206, 219

HSL191, 50%, 72%

HSV191, 33%, 86%

CMYK33%, 6%, 0%, 14%

Lab79.25, -16.0, -12.59

XYZ46.71, 55.37, 75.24

Decimal9621211

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone630 C

Shades of light blue

#79c3d3 #60b7ca #47acc2 #3999ae #318395 #296d7c #215762 #184149 #102a30 #081417

Tints of light blue

#9cd2de #a5d7e1 #afdbe4 #b8dfe8 #c2e3eb #cbe8ee #d5ecf1 #def0f4 #e8f5f7 #f2f9fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#db9f92 Analogous#92dbc4 Analogous#92a9db Triadic#db92ce Triadic#cedb92 Split complementary#db92a9 Split complementary#dbc392

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 33, 6, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #92cedb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 6 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 10 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 #92cedb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #92cedb; }
.text { color: #92cedb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92cedb; }

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 #92cedb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #92cedb 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 #92cedb 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 #92cedb 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 #92cedb 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.