Light blue

#a5bbbc

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, mid and muted. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #a5bbbc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a5bbbc
RGB165, 187, 188
HSL183, 15%, 69%
HSV183, 12%, 74%
CMYK12%, 1%, 0%, 26%
Lab74.3, -7.28, -3.06
XYZ42.36, 47.17, 54.45
Decimal10861500
Web safe#99cccc
Pantone551 C
Pantone551 CHex#a5bbbcRgb165 187 188Cmyk12 1 0 26Lab74 -7 -3Darker#5a7778Deep#7c9c9eLighter#cfd9da

Shades of light blue

Tints of light blue

Colors that go with light blue

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 12, 1, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a5bbbc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
12 1 0 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
15 5 4 32
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 #a5bbbc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a5bbbc; }
.text { color: #a5bbbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5bbbc; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a5bbbc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.01:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.43:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a5bbbc 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 #a5bbbc 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 #a5bbbc 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

The figures for #a5bbbc 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.