Light blue

#c1d6df

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

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #c1d6df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c1d6df

RGB193, 214, 223

HSL198, 32%, 82%

HSV198, 13%, 87%

CMYK13%, 4%, 0%, 13%

Lab84.36, -5.2, -6.82

XYZ59.36, 64.76, 79.18

Decimal12703455

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#a8c5d2 #8eb4c5 #75a4b8 #5b93ab #4c7e93 #3f687a #325260 #253d47 #18272e #0a1114

Tints of light blue

#c6d9e2 #cbdde4 #d0e0e7 #d5e3e9 #dae7ec #dfeaef #e4edf1 #e9f1f4 #eef4f6 #f3f7f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#dfcac1 Analogous#c1dfd9 Analogous#c1c7df Triadic#dfc1d6 Triadic#d6dfc1 Split complementary#dfc1c7 Split complementary#dfd9c1

Light blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 13, 4, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c1d6df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 4 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 8 4 19

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 #c1d6df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c1d6df; }
.text { color: #c1d6df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1d6df; }

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 #c1d6df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c1d6df 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 #c1d6df 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 #c1d6df 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 #c1d6df is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.