Light blue

#c0e0ee

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 strong. 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 #c0e0ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c0e0ee

RGB192, 224, 238

HSL198, 58%, 84%

HSV198, 19%, 93%

CMYK19%, 6%, 0%, 7%

Lab87.33, -7.56, -10.34

XYZ63.83, 70.69, 91.17

Decimal12640494

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#a1d1e6 #81c1dd #62b2d5 #42a2cc #318db5 #287596 #205c76 #174457 #0f2b38 #071318

Tints of light blue

#c5e2ef #cae5f1 #cfe7f2 #d4eaf3 #d8ecf5 #ddeef6 #e2f1f7 #e7f3f9 #ecf6fa #f1f8fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#eecec0 Analogous#c0eee5 Analogous#c0c9ee Triadic#eec0e0 Triadic#e0eec0 Split complementary#eec0c9 Split complementary#eee5c0

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 19, 6, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c0e0ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 6 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 10 4 13

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #c0e0ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c0e0ee; }
.text { color: #c0e0ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0e0ee; }

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 #c0e0ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c0e0ee against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c0e0ee 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c0e0ee 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 #c0e0ee come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.