Light blue

#aee8ff

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 197 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #aee8ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aee8ff

RGB174, 232, 255

HSL197, 100%, 84%

HSV197, 32%, 100%

CMYK32%, 9%, 0%, 0%

Lab88.89, -13.04, -17.05

XYZ64.36, 73.93, 105.49

Decimal11462911

Web safe#99ffff

Pantone291 C

Shades of light blue

#86ddff #5ed1ff #36c6ff #0fbbff #00a5e6 #0088be #006b96 #004f6e #003246 #00161f

Tints of light blue

#bbecff #c7efff #d4f3ff #e1f6ff #edfaff

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#ffc5ae Analogous#aeffed Analogous#aec0ff Triadic#ffaee8 Triadic#e8ffae Split complementary#ffaec0 Split complementary#ffedae

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 32, 9, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aee8ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

32 9 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 12 4 6

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 #aee8ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aee8ff; }
.text { color: #aee8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aee8ff; }

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 #aee8ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aee8ff 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 #aee8ff 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 #aee8ff 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 #aee8ff 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.