Light blue

#96cbda

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 193 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #96cbda, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#96cbda

RGB150, 203, 218

HSL193, 48%, 72%

HSV193, 31%, 85%

CMYK31%, 7%, 0%, 15%

Lab78.61, -13.58, -12.99

XYZ46.59, 54.26, 74.35

Decimal9882586

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone630 C

Shades of light blue

#7dbfd1 #64b2c8 #4ba6c0 #3d94ac #347e93 #2b697a #225461 #1a3e49 #112930 #081317

Tints of light blue

#9fd0dd #a8d4e0 #b2d9e4 #bbdde7 #c4e2ea #cde6ed #d6ebf1 #dfeff4 #e9f4f7 #f2f8fa

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#daa596 Analogous#96dac7 Analogous#96a9da Triadic#da96cb Triadic#cbda96 Split complementary#da96a9 Split complementary#dac796

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 31, 7, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #96cbda on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

31 7 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 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 #96cbda straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #96cbda; }
.text { color: #96cbda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96cbda; }

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 #96cbda against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #96cbda 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 #96cbda 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 #96cbda 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #96cbda is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.