Light blue

#a49dcc

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 249 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 #a49dcc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a49dcc

RGB164, 157, 204

HSL249, 32%, 71%

HSV249, 23%, 80%

CMYK20%, 23%, 0%, 20%

Lab66.8, 12.31, -23.13

XYZ38.27, 36.37, 62.13

Decimal10788300

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#9087c1 #7c72b5 #675caa #594e97 #4c4381 #3f386b #322c55 #262140 #19162a #0c0a14

Tints of light blue

#aca6d0 #b4aed5 #bcb7d9 #c4c0de #ccc8e2 #d4d1e7 #dcd9eb #e4e2f0 #ecebf4 #f4f3f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#c5cc9d Analogous#9dadcc Analogous#bc9dcc Triadic#cca49d Triadic#9dcca4 Split complementary#ccbc9d Split complementary#aecc9d

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 20, 23, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a49dcc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 23 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 25 4 26

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 #a49dcc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a49dcc; }
.text { color: #a49dcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49dcc; }

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 #a49dcc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a49dcc 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 #a49dcc 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 #a49dcc 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

The figures for #a49dcc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.