Light blue

#c7e2f7

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 206 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 #c7e2f7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c7e2f7

RGB199, 226, 247

HSL206, 75%, 87%

HSV206, 19%, 97%

CMYK19%, 9%, 0%, 3%

Lab88.57, -4.54, -13.19

XYZ67.54, 73.25, 98.57

Decimal13099767

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone277 C

Shades of light blue

#a3cff2 #7ebced #5aaae7 #3697e2 #1e82d1 #196cac #135588 #0e3e63 #09273f #04111b

Tints of light blue

#cfe6f8 #d7eaf9 #dfeffa #e7f3fc #eff7fd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f7dcc7 Analogous#c7f7f4 Analogous#c7caf7 Triadic#f7c7e2 Triadic#e2f7c7 Split complementary#f7c7ca Split complementary#f7f4c7

Light blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 19, 9, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c7e2f7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 9 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 12 4 9

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 #c7e2f7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c7e2f7; }
.text { color: #c7e2f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7e2f7; }

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 #c7e2f7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c7e2f7 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 #c7e2f7 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 #c7e2f7 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 #c7e2f7 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.