Light blue

#ace2f2

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

Light blue lands where green meets blue, light and strong. 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 #ace2f2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ace2f2

RGB172, 226, 242

HSL194, 73%, 81%

HSV194, 29%, 95%

CMYK29%, 7%, 0%, 5%

Lab86.79, -13.57, -13.39

XYZ60.24, 69.57, 94.26

Decimal11330290

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone304 C

Shades of light blue

#8bd6ed #6acbe8 #49bfe2 #27b4dd #1e9bc0 #19809f #14667e #0f4b5d #09303c #04151a

Tints of light blue

#bae7f4 #c7ebf6 #d5f0f8 #e2f5fa #e9f7fc #f0fafd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f2bcac Analogous#acf2df Analogous#acbff2 Triadic#f2ace2 Triadic#e2f2ac Split complementary#f2acbf Split complementary#f2dfac

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 29, 7, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ace2f2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 7 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 10 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #ace2f2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ace2f2; }
.text { color: #ace2f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ace2f2; }

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 #ace2f2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ace2f2 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 #ace2f2 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 #ace2f2 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 #ace2f2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.