Light blue

#afdcf2

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #afdcf2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#afdcf2

RGB175, 220, 242

HSL200, 72%, 82%

HSV200, 28%, 95%

CMYK28%, 9%, 0%, 5%

Lab85.36, -9.65, -15.52

XYZ59.3, 66.71, 93.76

Decimal11525362

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone291 C

Shades of light blue

#8ecded #6dbfe7 #4bb0e2 #2aa2dc #1f8cc1 #1a739f #145b7e #0f435d #0a2b3c #04131a

Tints of light blue

#bce2f4 #c9e7f6 #d6edf8 #e3f3fa #e9f5fb #f0f8fd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f2c5af Analogous#aff2e7 Analogous#afbaf2 Triadic#f2afdc Triadic#dcf2af Split complementary#f2afba Split complementary#f2e6af

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 9, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #afdcf2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 9 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 12 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #afdcf2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #afdcf2; }
.text { color: #afdcf2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afdcf2; }

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 #afdcf2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #afdcf2 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 #afdcf2 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 #afdcf2 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 #afdcf2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.