Light blue

#c3b4f5

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Light blue, a strong blue at 254 degrees. 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 #c3b4f5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c3b4f5

RGB195, 180, 245

HSL254, 76%, 83%

HSV254, 27%, 96%

CMYK20%, 27%, 0%, 4%

Lab76.58, 18.38, -30.33

XYZ55.31, 50.84, 93.28

Decimal12825845

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone264 C

Shades of light blue

#a791f0 #8b6eec #6f4ce7 #5429e2 #431bc9 #3716a6 #2c1283 #200d61 #15083e #09041b

Tints of light blue

#c8baf6 #ccc0f7 #d1c6f7 #d6ccf8 #dbd2f9 #dfd8fa #e4ddfb #e9e3fb #eee9fc #f2effd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e6f5b4 Analogous#b4c6f5 Analogous#e3b4f5 Triadic#f5c3b4 Triadic#b4f5c3 Split complementary#f5e3b4 Split complementary#c6f5b4

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 20, 27, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c3b4f5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 27 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 29 4 10

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 #c3b4f5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c3b4f5; }
.text { color: #c3b4f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b4f5; }

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 #c3b4f5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c3b4f5 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 #c3b4f5 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 #c3b4f5 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 #c3b4f5 are worked out. 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.