Light blue

#afaae3

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 soft. 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 #afaae3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#afaae3

RGB175, 170, 227

HSL245, 50%, 78%

HSV245, 25%, 89%

CMYK23%, 25%, 0%, 11%

Lab71.83, 13.75, -28.0

XYZ45.92, 43.41, 78.63

Decimal11512547

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#958eda #7b73d1 #6157c8 #493ebc #3e35a1 #342c85 #29236a #1e1a4e #141133 #090817

Tints of light blue

#b6b1e5 #bcb8e8 #c3bfea #cac7ec #d1ceef #d7d5f1 #dedcf4 #e5e3f6 #eceaf8 #f2f2fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#dee3aa Analogous#aac1e3 Analogous#ccaae3 Triadic#e3afaa Triadic#aae3af Split complementary#e3cbaa Split complementary#c2e3aa

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 23, 25, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #afaae3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

23 25 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

25 27 4 17

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #afaae3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #afaae3; }
.text { color: #afaae3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaae3; }

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 #afaae3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #afaae3 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 #afaae3 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 #afaae3 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

The figures for #afaae3 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.