Light blue

#a4c3ca

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

Light blue lands where green meets blue, light and muted. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #a4c3ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a4c3ca

RGB164, 195, 202

HSL191, 26%, 72%

HSV191, 19%, 79%

CMYK19%, 3%, 0%, 21%

Lab76.79, -8.87, -6.99

XYZ45.49, 51.19, 63.36

Decimal10798026

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone551 C

Shades of light blue

#8fb5be #7aa7b1 #6499a5 #558793 #49747d #3d6068 #304d53 #24393e #182529 #0b1213

Tints of light blue

#acc8cf #b4ced3 #bcd3d8 #c4d8dd #ccdde1 #d4e3e6 #dce8eb #e4edef #ecf2f4 #f4f8f8

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#caaba4 Analogous#a4cabe Analogous#a4b0ca Triadic#caa4c3 Triadic#c3caa4 Split complementary#caa4b0 Split complementary#cabea4

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 19, 3, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a4c3ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 3 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 7 4 27

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 #a4c3ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a4c3ca; }
.text { color: #a4c3ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4c3ca; }

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 #a4c3ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a4c3ca 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 #a4c3ca 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 #a4c3ca 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 #a4c3ca are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.