Light blue

#aba3dc

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 248 degrees. 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 #aba3dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aba3dc

RGB171, 163, 220

HSL248, 45%, 75%

HSV248, 26%, 86%

CMYK22%, 26%, 0%, 14%

Lab69.48, 14.81, -27.8

XYZ42.81, 40.02, 73.18

Decimal11248604

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#9489d2 #7c70c9 #6556bf #5243af #463996 #3a2f7c #2e2663 #221c49 #161230 #0a0816

Tints of light blue

#b2abdf #b9b3e2 #c1bbe5 #c8c3e8 #cfcbeb #d6d2ee #dedaf1 #e5e2f4 #eceaf7 #f3f2fa

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#d4dca3 Analogous#a3b7dc Analogous#c7a3dc Triadic#dcaba3 Triadic#a3dcab Split complementary#dcc8a3 Split complementary#b7dca3

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 22, 26, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aba3dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 26 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 28 4 20

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 #aba3dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aba3dc; }
.text { color: #aba3dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba3dc; }

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 #aba3dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aba3dc 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 #aba3dc 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 #aba3dc 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 #aba3dc is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.