Light blue

#aaa0d3

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 252 degrees. 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 #aaa0d3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aaa0d3

RGB170, 160, 211

HSL252, 37%, 73%

HSV252, 24%, 83%

CMYK19%, 24%, 0%, 17%

Lab68.31, 14.11, -24.65

XYZ40.91, 38.39, 66.88

Decimal11182291

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2705 C

Shades of light blue

#9589c8 #8071bd #6c5ab3 #5b4aa1 #4e4089 #413572 #342a5b #261f43 #19142c #0c0a15

Tints of light blue

#b1a8d7 #b9b1db #c0b9df #c8c1e2 #cfc9e6 #d6d2ea #dedaee #e5e2f2 #edebf6 #f4f3f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#c9d3a0 Analogous#a0b0d3 Analogous#c3a0d3 Triadic#d3aaa0 Triadic#a0d3aa Split complementary#d3c3a0 Split complementary#b0d3a0

Light blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 19, 24, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aaa0d3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 24 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 26 4 23

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 #aaa0d3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aaa0d3; }
.text { color: #aaa0d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa0d3; }

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 #aaa0d3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aaa0d3 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 #aaa0d3 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 #aaa0d3 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

Every value on this page for #aaa0d3 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.