Light blue

#aec2bf

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 muted. 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 #aec2bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aec2bf

RGB174, 194, 191

HSL171, 14%, 72%

HSV171, 10%, 76%

CMYK10%, 0%, 2%, 24%

Lab76.89, -7.38, -0.82

XYZ46.15, 51.34, 56.77

Decimal11453119

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5503 C

Shades of light blue

#9bb4b0 #88a5a1 #749791 #648580 #56726d #475e5b #394b48 #2a3836 #1c2523 #0d1111

Tints of light blue

#b5c7c5 #bccdca #c3d2d0 #cad7d5 #d1dddb #d8e2e1 #e0e7e6 #e7edec #eef2f1 #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#c2aeb1 Analogous#aec2b5 Analogous#aebbc2 Triadic#bfaec2 Triadic#c2bfae Split complementary#c2aebb Split complementary#c2b5ae

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 10, 0, 2, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aec2bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 0 2 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 4 6 30

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

Light blue in css

Copy #aec2bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aec2bf; }
.text { color: #aec2bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec2bf; }

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 #aec2bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aec2bf 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 #aec2bf 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 #aec2bf 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

Every value on this page for #aec2bf is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.