Light blue

#9ee9ff

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

Light blue is a light teal, open between blue and green. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #9ee9ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9ee9ff
RGB158, 233, 255
HSL194, 100%, 81%
HSV194, 38%, 100%
CMYK38%, 9%, 0%, 0%
Lab88.34, -17.76, -17.97
XYZ61.29, 72.77, 105.42
Decimal10414591
Web safe#99ffff
Pantone304 C
Pantone304 CHex#9ee9ffRgb158 233 255Cmyk38 9 0 0Lab88 -18 -18Darker#0fc9ffDeep#57d9ffLighter#e2f7fd

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 38, 9, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9ee9ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
38 9 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
39 12 4 6
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 #9ee9ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9ee9ff; }
.text { color: #9ee9ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ee9ff; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9ee9ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.35:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
15.55:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9ee9ff 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 #9ee9ff 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 #9ee9ff 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 #9ee9ff is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.