Light blue

#9bdff3

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

Light blue lands where green meets blue, light and strong. 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 #9bdff3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9bdff3
RGB155, 223, 243
HSL194, 79%, 78%
HSV194, 36%, 95%
CMYK36%, 8%, 0%, 5%
Lab85.11, -16.43, -16.53
XYZ56.08, 66.21, 94.62
Decimal10215411
Web safe#99ccff
Pantone636 C
Pantone636 CHex#9bdff3Rgb155 223 243Cmyk36 8 0 5Lab85 -16 -17Darker#1cb6e4Deep#5bcbebLighter#dcf3f9

Shades of light blue

Tints of light blue

Colors that go with light blue

Light blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 36, 8, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9bdff3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
36 8 0 5
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
37 11 4 11
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #9bdff3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9bdff3; }
.text { color: #9bdff3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bdff3; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9bdff3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.47:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
14.24:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9bdff3 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 #9bdff3 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #9bdff3 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #9bdff3 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.