Light blue

#aedefb

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

This is Light blue, a vivid blue at 203 degrees. 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 #aedefb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aedefb

RGB174, 222, 251

HSL203, 91%, 83%

HSV203, 31%, 98%

CMYK31%, 12%, 0%, 2%

Lab86.11, -8.86, -19.14

XYZ60.99, 68.21, 101.22

Decimal11460347

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone291 C

Shades of light blue

#88cff9 #63bff7 #3db0f5 #18a1f4 #0b8bd9 #0973b3 #075b8e #054368 #032b43 #01131d

Tints of light blue

#bbe3fc #c8e8fc #d4eefd #dbf0fd #e8f5fe #eef8fe

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#fbcbae Analogous#aefbf2 Analogous#aeb7fb Triadic#fbaede Triadic#defbae Split complementary#fbaeb7 Split complementary#fbf2ae

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 31, 12, 0, 2.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

31 12 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 15 4 8

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 #aedefb straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aedefb 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 #aedefb 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 #aedefb 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 #aedefb is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.