Light blue

#aaebff

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

This is Light blue, a vivid teal at 194 degrees. 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 #aaebff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aaebff
RGB170, 235, 255
HSL194, 100%, 83%
HSV194, 33%, 100%
CMYK33%, 8%, 0%, 0%
Lab89.48, -15.64, -16.19
XYZ64.34, 75.18, 105.73
Decimal11201535
Web safe#99ffff
Pantone304 C
Pantone304 CHex#aaebffRgb170 235 255Cmyk33 8 0 0Lab89 -16 -16Darker#1bc9ffDeep#63daffLighter#e2f7fd

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, 0.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
33 8 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
34 11 4 6
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 #aaebff straight into your stylesheet.

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

How light blue looks on light and dark

Light blue and accessibility

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

Textwhite text on this color
1.31:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
16.04:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aaebff 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 #aaebff 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 #aaebff 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 #aaebff is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.