Light blue

#c1b2f9

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

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #c1b2f9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c1b2f9

RGB193, 178, 249

HSL253, 86%, 84%

HSV253, 29%, 98%

CMYK22%, 29%, 0%, 2%

Lab76.08, 19.79, -33.27

XYZ55.01, 50.02, 96.38

Decimal12694265

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#a38df6 #8668f3 #6844f0 #4b1fee #3a11d4 #300eaf #260b8b #1c0866 #120541 #08021c

Tints of light blue

#c6b8f9 #cbbefa #d0c4fa #d4cafb #d9d0fb #ded6fc #e3dcfc #e8e2fd #ede8fd #f2eefe

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#eaf9b2 Analogous#b2c6f9 Analogous#e4b2f9 Triadic#f9c1b2 Triadic#b2f9c1 Split complementary#f9e4b2 Split complementary#c7f9b2

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 22, 29, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c1b2f9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 29 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 31 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 #c1b2f9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c1b2f9; }
.text { color: #c1b2f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b2f9; }

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 #c1b2f9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c1b2f9 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 #c1b2f9 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 #c1b2f9 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

Every value on this page for #c1b2f9 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.