Light blue

#a29ed3

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

This is Light blue, a soft blue at 245 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #a29ed3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a29ed3

RGB162, 158, 211

HSL245, 38%, 72%

HSV245, 25%, 83%

CMYK23%, 25%, 0%, 17%

Lab67.16, 12.75, -26.48

XYZ38.89, 36.84, 66.69

Decimal10657491

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#8c87c8 #756fbe #5f58b3 #5049a1 #443e89 #383472 #2d295b #211f44 #16142c #0a0a15

Tints of light blue

#aaa6d7 #b2afdb #bab7df #c2c0e2 #cbc8e6 #d3d1ea #dbd9ee #e3e2f2 #ebeaf6 #f3f3f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#cfd39e Analogous#9eb5d3 Analogous#bc9ed3 Triadic#d3a29e Triadic#9ed3a2 Split complementary#d3bc9e Split complementary#b5d39e

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 23, 25, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a29ed3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

23 25 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

25 27 4 23

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #a29ed3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a29ed3; }
.text { color: #a29ed3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29ed3; }

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 #a29ed3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a29ed3 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a29ed3 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a29ed3 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

Here is how the numbers for #a29ed3 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.