Light blue

#aca4e7

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 #aca4e7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aca4e7

RGB172, 164, 231

HSL247, 58%, 77%

HSV247, 29%, 91%

CMYK26%, 29%, 0%, 9%

Lab70.24, 17.14, -32.66

XYZ44.71, 41.09, 81.18

Decimal11314407

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#9287df #776ad8 #5d4dd0 #4534c5 #3b2ca8 #31258c #271d6f #1d1652 #130e35 #090618

Tints of light blue

#b3ace9 #bab3eb #c1bbed #c8c3ef #cfcaf1 #d6d2f3 #dddaf5 #e4e2f7 #ebe9f9 #f2f1fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#dfe7a4 Analogous#a4bde7 Analogous#cea4e7 Triadic#e7aca4 Triadic#a4e7ac Split complementary#e7cea4 Split complementary#bde7a4

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 26, 29, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aca4e7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 29 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 31 4 15

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 #aca4e7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aca4e7; }
.text { color: #aca4e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca4e7; }

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 #aca4e7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aca4e7 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 #aca4e7 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 #aca4e7 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 #aca4e7 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.