Light blue

#abc3c5

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

This is Light blue, a muted teal at 185 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 #abc3c5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#abc3c5

RGB171, 195, 197

HSL185, 18%, 72%

HSV185, 13%, 77%

CMYK13%, 1%, 0%, 23%

Lab77.11, -7.68, -3.76

XYZ46.39, 51.72, 60.36

Decimal11256773

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone551 C

Shades of light blue

#97b5b7 #83a6a9 #6f989c #5f878a #517376 #446062 #364c4e #28393a #1a2526 #0c1212

Tints of light blue

#b2c8ca #bacdcf #c1d3d4 #d0ddde #dee8e8 #e6edee #f4f7f8

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#c5adab Analogous#abc5ba Analogous#abb6c5 Triadic#c5abc3 Triadic#c3c5ab Split complementary#c5abb6 Split complementary#c5baab

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 13, 1, 0, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #abc3c5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 1 0 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 5 4 29

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 #abc3c5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #abc3c5; }
.text { color: #abc3c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc3c5; }

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 #abc3c5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #abc3c5 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 #abc3c5 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 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 #abc3c5 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

The figures for #abc3c5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.