Light blue

#afebfd

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 teal at 194 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light blue color values

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

Hex#afebfd

RGB175, 235, 253

HSL194, 95%, 84%

HSV194, 31%, 99%

CMYK31%, 7%, 0%, 1%

Lab89.68, -14.75, -14.81

XYZ65.12, 75.62, 104.09

Decimal11529213

Web safe#99ffff

Pantone304 C

Shades of light blue

#88e1fc #61d8fb #3bcefa #14c4f9 #06ade0 #058fb9 #047192 #03536b #023545 #01171e

Tints of light blue

#bceefd #c8f1fe #d5f4fe #e1f8fe #e7f9fe #eefbff

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#fdc1af Analogous#affde8 Analogous#afc4fd Triadic#fdafeb Triadic#ebfdaf Split complementary#fdafc4 Split complementary#fde8af

Light blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 31, 7, 0, 1.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

31 7 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 10 4 7

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 #afebfd straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #afebfd 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 #afebfd 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 #afebfd 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 #afebfd are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.