Light blue

#a195cf

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

Light blue is a light blue that reads soft. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #a195cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a195cf
RGB161, 149, 207
HSL252, 38%, 70%
HSV252, 28%, 81%
CMYK22%, 28%, 0%, 19%
Lab64.63, 16.6, -28.16
XYZ36.71, 33.58, 63.58
Decimal10589647
Web safe#9999cc
Pantone271 C
Pantone271 CHex#a195cfRgb161 149 207Cmyk22 28 0 19Lab65 17 -28Darker#534293Deep#7564b9Lighter#cdc8e4

Shades of light blue

Tints of light blue

Colors that go with light blue

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 22, 28, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a195cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
22 28 0 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
24 30 4 25
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 #a195cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a195cf; }
.text { color: #a195cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a195cf; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a195cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.72:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.72:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a195cf 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 #a195cf 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 #a195cf 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 #a195cf is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.