Light blue

#c8f1ff

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 195 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 #c8f1ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8f1ff
RGB200, 241, 255
HSL195, 100%, 89%
HSV195, 22%, 100%
CMYK22%, 5%, 0%, 0%
Lab92.76, -10.2, -11.11
XYZ73.32, 82.41, 106.65
Decimal13169151
Web safe#ccffff
Pantone2975 C
Pantone2975 CHex#c8f1ffRgb200 241 255Cmyk22 5 0 0Lab93 -10 -11Darker#39cdffDeep#81dfffLighter#e2f6fd

Shades of light blue

Tints of light blue

Colors that go with light blue

Light blue in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 22, 5, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8f1ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
22 5 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
24 9 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 #c8f1ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8f1ff; }
.text { color: #c8f1ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8f1ff; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c8f1ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.20:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
17.48:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8f1ff 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 #c8f1ff 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 #c8f1ff 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

The figures for #c8f1ff 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. 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.