Light blue

#c6dfeb

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

This is Light blue, a soft blue at 199 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 #c6dfeb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c6dfeb

RGB198, 223, 235

HSL199, 48%, 85%

HSV199, 16%, 92%

CMYK16%, 5%, 0%, 8%

Lab87.38, -5.82, -8.66

XYZ64.67, 70.78, 88.85

Decimal13033451

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#a8cee1 #8abed6 #6dadcc #4f9cc1 #3c87ac #32708e #275870 #1d4152 #122934 #081217

Tints of light blue

#cfe4ee #d8e9f1 #e0eef4 #e9f3f7 #f2f8fa

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#ebd2c6 Analogous#c6ebe4 Analogous#c6cdeb Triadic#ebc6df Triadic#dfebc6 Split complementary#ebc6cd Split complementary#ebe4c6

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 16, 5, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c6dfeb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 5 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 9 4 14

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #c6dfeb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c6dfeb; }
.text { color: #c6dfeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6dfeb; }

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 #c6dfeb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c6dfeb 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 #c6dfeb 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 #c6dfeb 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #c6dfeb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.