Light blue

#abdfef

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

Light blue is a light teal, soft between blue and green. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light blue color values

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

Hex#abdfef

RGB171, 223, 239

HSL194, 68%, 80%

HSV194, 28%, 94%

CMYK28%, 7%, 0%, 6%

Lab85.84, -13.01, -13.24

XYZ58.76, 67.67, 91.62

Decimal11263983

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone304 C

Shades of light blue

#8bd3e9 #6bc7e3 #4bbbdd #2caed7 #2396b9 #1d7c99 #176279 #114859 #0b2f3a #05151a

Tints of light blue

#b9e4f2 #c7eaf4 #ceecf6 #dbf1f8 #e2f4fa #e9f7fb #f0f9fc

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#efbbab Analogous#abefdd Analogous#abbdef Triadic#efabdf Triadic#dfefab Split complementary#efabbd Split complementary#efddab

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 7, 0, 6.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 7 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 10 4 12

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 #abdfef straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

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

Here is how the numbers for #abdfef are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.