Light blue

#c8b9fa

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 vivid. 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 #c8b9fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8b9fa

RGB200, 185, 250

HSL254, 87%, 85%

HSV254, 26%, 98%

CMYK20%, 26%, 0%, 2%

Lab78.39, 18.27, -30.2

XYZ58.42, 53.88, 97.76

Decimal13154810

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone264 C

Shades of light blue

#aa93f7 #8d6ef5 #6f48f2 #5122ef #3e10d9 #330db4 #290a8e #1e0768 #130542 #08021d

Tints of light blue

#ccbefa #d0c4fb #d5c9fb #ddd4fc #e1d9fc #e5defd #eae4fd #eee9fd #f2eefe

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#ebfab9 Analogous#b9cbfa Analogous#e8b9fa Triadic#fac8b9 Triadic#b9fac8 Split complementary#fae9b9 Split complementary#cafab9

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, 26, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8b9fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 26 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 28 4 8

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 #c8b9fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8b9fa; }
.text { color: #c8b9fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b9fa; }

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 #c8b9fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8b9fa 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 #c8b9fa 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 #c8b9fa 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

The figures for #c8b9fa come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.