Light blue

#9cd7e9

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

This is Light blue, a strong teal at 194 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 #9cd7e9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9cd7e9

RGB156, 215, 233

HSL194, 64%, 76%

HSV194, 33%, 91%

CMYK33%, 8%, 0%, 9%

Lab82.67, -14.51, -14.88

XYZ52.72, 61.55, 86.19

Decimal10278889

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone636 C

Shades of light blue

#7fcbe2 #61bfdc #44b3d5 #2da4c9 #268cac #20748e #195c71 #134454 #0c2c36 #061419

Tints of light blue

#addeed #bee5f1 #c6e8f2 #cfebf4 #d7eff6 #e0f2f8 #e8f6fa #f0f9fc

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e9ae9c Analogous#9ce9d5 Analogous#9cb0e9 Triadic#e99cd7 Triadic#d7e99c Split complementary#e99cb0 Split complementary#e9d59c

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 33, 8, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9cd7e9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 8 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 11 4 15

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 #9cd7e9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9cd7e9; }
.text { color: #9cd7e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cd7e9; }

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 #9cd7e9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9cd7e9 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 #9cd7e9 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 #9cd7e9 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 #9cd7e9 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.