Light blue

#c8befe

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 249 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 #c8befe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8befe

RGB200, 190, 254

HSL249, 97%, 87%

HSV249, 25%, 100%

CMYK21%, 25%, 0%, 0%

Lab79.76, 16.44, -30.24

XYZ60.12, 56.26, 101.46

Decimal13156094

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone264 C

Shades of light blue

#a695fd #836dfd #6144fc #3e1bfb #2804ea #2103c1 #1a0298 #130270 #0c0147 #05001e

Tints of light blue

#ccc3fe #d4ccfe #d8d1fe #dcd6fe #e4dfff #e8e4ff #ece9ff #f0edff

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f4febe Analogous#bed4fe Analogous#e8befe Triadic#fec8be Triadic#befec8 Split complementary#fee8be Split complementary#d4febe

Light blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 21, 25, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8befe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 25 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 27 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 #c8befe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8befe; }
.text { color: #c8befe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8befe; }

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 #c8befe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8befe 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 #c8befe 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 #c8befe 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 #c8befe are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.