Light blue

#a4e2f5

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

Light blue is a light teal, open between blue and green. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #a4e2f5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a4e2f5
RGB164, 226, 245
HSL194, 80%, 80%
HSV194, 33%, 96%
CMYK33%, 8%, 0%, 4%
Lab86.44, -15.07, -15.53
XYZ58.99, 68.88, 96.57
Decimal10806005
Web safe#99ccff
Pantone304 C
Pantone304 CHex#a4e2f5Rgb164 226 245Cmyk33 8 0 4Lab86 -15 -16Darker#23b9e7Deep#64cdeeLighter#e5f6fb

Shades of light blue

Tints of light blue

Colors that go with light blue

Light blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 33, 8, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a4e2f5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
33 8 0 4
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
34 11 4 10
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #a4e2f5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a4e2f5; }
.text { color: #a4e2f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4e2f5; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a4e2f5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.42:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
14.78:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a4e2f5 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 #a4e2f5 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #a4e2f5 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a4e2f5 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.