Light blue

#9cd3df

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 #9cd3df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9cd3df

RGB156, 211, 223

HSL191, 51%, 74%

HSV191, 30%, 87%

CMYK30%, 5%, 0%, 13%

Lab81.28, -14.83, -11.64

XYZ50.32, 58.98, 78.54

Decimal10277855

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone636 C

Shades of light blue

#82c7d6 #67bcce #4db0c5 #3b9fb5 #32889b #2a7180 #215a66 #18434c #102b31 #071417

Tints of light blue

#a5d7e2 #addbe5 #b6dee7 #bee2ea #c7e6ed #cfeaf0 #d8eef2 #e0f1f5 #e9f5f8 #f2f9fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#dfa89c Analogous#9cdfca Analogous#9cb2df Triadic#df9cd3 Triadic#d3df9c Split complementary#df9cb2 Split complementary#dfca9c

Light blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 30, 5, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9cd3df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

30 5 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

32 9 4 19

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 #9cd3df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9cd3df; }
.text { color: #9cd3df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cd3df; }

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 #9cd3df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9cd3df 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 #9cd3df 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 #9cd3df 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 #9cd3df 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.