Light blue

#98cedb

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 192 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 #98cedb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#98cedb

RGB152, 206, 219

HSL192, 48%, 73%

HSV192, 31%, 86%

CMYK31%, 6%, 0%, 14%

Lab79.58, -14.33, -12.08

XYZ47.81, 55.93, 75.29

Decimal10014427

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone636 C

Shades of light blue

#7fc2d2 #66b6c9 #4caac1 #3d98ae #348295 #2b6c7c #225662 #1a4049 #112a30 #081417

Tints of light blue

#a1d2de #aad7e1 #b3dbe4 #bcdfe8 #c5e3eb #cee8ee #d7ecf1 #e0f0f4 #e9f4f7 #f2f9fa

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#dba598 Analogous#98dbc7 Analogous#98acdb Triadic#db98ce Triadic#cedb98 Split complementary#db98ac Split complementary#dbc798

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 31, 6, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #98cedb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

31 6 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

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

Light blue in css

Copy #98cedb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #98cedb; }
.text { color: #98cedb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98cedb; }

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 #98cedb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #98cedb 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 #98cedb 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 #98cedb 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 #98cedb 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.