Light blue

#9de5fa

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 vivid. 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 #9de5fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9de5fa

RGB157, 229, 250

HSL194, 90%, 80%

HSV194, 37%, 98%

CMYK37%, 8%, 0%, 2%

Lab87.05, -17.23, -17.29

XYZ59.18, 70.11, 100.86

Decimal10348026

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone304 C

Shades of light blue

#79dbf8 #55d2f6 #32c8f5 #0ebff3 #0ba4d0 #0987ac #076b89 #054f65 #033341 #01171d

Tints of light blue

#ade9fb #bdeefc #c6f0fc #cef2fc #d6f4fd #def6fd #e6f8fe #eefafe

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#fab29d Analogous#9dfae0 Analogous#9db7fa Triadic#fa9de5 Triadic#e5fa9d Split complementary#fa9db7 Split complementary#fae09d

Light blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 37, 8, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9de5fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

37 8 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

38 11 4 8

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 #9de5fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9de5fa; }
.text { color: #9de5fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9de5fa; }

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 #9de5fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9de5fa 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 #9de5fa 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 #9de5fa 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

Every value on this page for #9de5fa is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.