Light blue

#af9af9

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

Light blue sits in the blue band, light and vivid. 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 #af9af9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#af9af9

RGB175, 154, 249

HSL253, 89%, 79%

HSV253, 38%, 98%

CMYK30%, 38%, 0%, 2%

Lab68.8, 28.0, -44.72

XYZ46.33, 39.06, 94.72

Decimal11508473

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#9377f7 #7754f5 #5b31f3 #400ef0 #370ccd #2d0aa9 #240886 #1b0663 #110440 #08021d

Tints of light blue

#b6a2f9 #bcabfa #c3b3fa #cabcfb #d0c4fb #d7ccfc #ded5fc #e4ddfd #ebe6fd #f2eefe

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e4f99a Analogous#9ab4f9 Analogous#df9af9 Triadic#f9af9a Triadic#9af9af Split complementary#f9df9a Split complementary#b4f99a

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 30, 38, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #af9af9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

30 38 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

32 39 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 #af9af9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #af9af9; }
.text { color: #af9af9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9af9; }

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 #af9af9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #af9af9 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 #af9af9 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 #af9af9 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 #af9af9 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.