Light blue

#aba1cb

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #aba1cb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aba1cb
RGB171, 161, 203
HSL254, 29%, 71%
HSV254, 21%, 80%
CMYK16%, 21%, 0%, 20%
Lab68.36, 12.08, -20.15
XYZ40.32, 38.46, 61.8
Decimal11248075
Web safe#9999cc
Pantone2705 C
Pantone2705 CHex#aba1cbRgb171 161 203Cmyk16 21 0 20Lab68 12 -20Darker#5e4f8eDeep#8273b2Lighter#d5d0e3

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 16, 21, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aba1cb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
16 21 0 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
19 23 4 26
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 #aba1cb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aba1cb; }
.text { color: #aba1cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba1cb; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #aba1cb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.42:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.69:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aba1cb 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 #aba1cb 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 #aba1cb 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 #aba1cb is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.