Light blue

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #9fc5cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of light blue

Tints of light blue

Colors that go with light blue

Light blue in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9fc5cf on both.

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 #9fc5cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9fc5cf; }
.text { color: #9fc5cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fc5cf; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9fc5cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9fc5cf 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 #9fc5cf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

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 #9fc5cf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values