Light blue

#a4d5eb

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 relaxed. 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 #a4d5eb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a4d5eb

RGB164, 213, 235

HSL199, 64%, 78%

HSV199, 30%, 92%

CMYK30%, 9%, 0%, 8%

Lab82.64, -10.78, -15.96

XYZ54.1, 61.48, 87.61

Decimal10802667

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone291 C

Shades of light blue

#86c7e4 #68b9de #49abd7 #2d9cce #2786b0 #206f92 #195874 #134155 #0c2a37 #061319

Tints of light blue

#acd9ed #b3dcee #bbe0f0 #c3e3f2 #cae7f3 #d2eaf5 #d9eef7 #e1f1f8 #e9f5fa #f0f8fc

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#ebbaa4 Analogous#a4ebdd Analogous#a4b2eb Triadic#eba4d5 Triadic#d5eba4 Split complementary#eba4b2 Split complementary#ebdda4

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 30, 9, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a4d5eb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

30 9 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

32 12 4 14

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 #a4d5eb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a4d5eb; }
.text { color: #a4d5eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4d5eb; }

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 #a4d5eb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a4d5eb 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 #a4d5eb 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 #a4d5eb 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 #a4d5eb 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.