Light blue

#abdff3

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 soft. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #abdff3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#abdff3

RGB171, 223, 243

HSL197, 75%, 81%

HSV197, 30%, 95%

CMYK30%, 8%, 0%, 5%

Lab85.96, -12.09, -15.17

XYZ59.36, 67.9, 94.77

Decimal11263987

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone291 C

Shades of light blue

#89d2ee #68c5e9 #46b9e5 #25ace0 #1c94c3 #177ba1 #12617f #0d485e #092e3c #04141b

Tints of light blue

#b2e2f4 #b9e4f5 #c0e7f6 #c6e9f7 #cdecf8 #d4eff9 #dbf1fa #e2f4fb #e9f6fc #eff9fd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f3bfab Analogous#abf3e3 Analogous#abbbf3 Triadic#f3abdf Triadic#dff3ab Split complementary#f3abbb Split complementary#f3e3ab

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 30, 8, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #abdff3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

30 8 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

32 11 4 11

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #abdff3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #abdff3; }
.text { color: #abdff3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abdff3; }

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 #abdff3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #abdff3 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 #abdff3 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 #abdff3 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 #abdff3 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.