Light blue

#aedaf2

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 open. 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 #aedaf2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aedaf2

RGB174, 218, 242

HSL201, 72%, 82%

HSV201, 28%, 95%

CMYK28%, 10%, 0%, 5%

Lab84.77, -8.9, -16.41

XYZ58.55, 65.55, 93.57

Decimal11459314

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone291 C

Shades of light blue

#8dcbed #6cbce7 #4aace2 #299ddd #1f87c0 #1a709f #14597e #0f415d #0a2a3c #04131a

Tints of light blue

#b5ddf3 #bbe0f4 #c2e3f5 #c8e6f6 #cfe9f7 #d5ecf8 #dceff9 #e2f2fa #e9f5fb #f0f8fd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f2c6ae Analogous#aef2e8 Analogous#aeb8f2 Triadic#f2aeda Triadic#daf2ae Split complementary#f2aeb8 Split complementary#f2e8ae

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 10, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aedaf2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 10 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 13 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 #aedaf2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aedaf2; }
.text { color: #aedaf2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aedaf2; }

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 #aedaf2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aedaf2 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 #aedaf2 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 #aedaf2 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 #aedaf2 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.