Light blue

#a39fdd

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 244 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 #a39fdd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a39fdd

RGB163, 159, 221

HSL244, 48%, 75%

HSV244, 28%, 87%

CMYK26%, 28%, 0%, 13%

Lab67.88, 14.88, -30.88

XYZ40.55, 37.8, 73.57

Decimal10723293

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#8a85d4 #726bcb #5952c2 #463fb1 #3c3698 #322d7e #282364 #1d1a4a #131130 #090817

Tints of light blue

#aba7e0 #b3b0e3 #bbb8e6 #c3c0e9 #cbc8ec #d3d1ef #dbd9f2 #e2e1f4 #eaeaf7 #f2f2fa

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#d9dd9f Analogous#9fbadd Analogous#c29fdd Triadic#dda39f Triadic#9fdda3 Split complementary#ddc29f Split complementary#badd9f

Light blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 26, 28, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a39fdd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 28 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 30 4 19

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 #a39fdd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a39fdd; }
.text { color: #a39fdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39fdd; }

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 #a39fdd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a39fdd 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 #a39fdd 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 #a39fdd 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #a39fdd are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.