Light blue

#c5ecff

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 blue at 200 degrees. Pale blues like this read clean and calm, common in health and tech. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #c5ecff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c5ecff
RGB197, 236, 255
HSL200, 100%, 89%
HSV200, 23%, 100%
CMYK23%, 7%, 0%, 0%
Lab91.27, -8.55, -13.35
XYZ71.07, 79.08, 106.13
Decimal12971263
Web safe#ccffff
Pantone290 C
Pantone290 CHex#c5ecffRgb197 236 255Cmyk23 7 0 0Lab91 -9 -13Darker#36bdffDeep#7ed5ffLighter#e2f4fd

Shades of light blue

Tints of light blue

Colors that go with light blue

Light blue in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 23, 7, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c5ecff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
23 7 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
25 10 4 6
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 #c5ecff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c5ecff; }
.text { color: #c5ecff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ecff; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c5ecff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.25:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
16.82:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c5ecff 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 #c5ecff sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #c5ecff and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #c5ecff is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.