Light blue

#c9ebf9

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

Light blue is a pale blue that reads gentle. Pale blues like this read clean and calm, common in health and tech. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #c9ebf9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c9ebf9

RGB201, 235, 249

HSL198, 80%, 88%

HSV198, 19%, 98%

CMYK19%, 6%, 0%, 2%

Lab91.09, -8.13, -10.47

XYZ70.89, 78.67, 101.07

Decimal13233145

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#a3ddf5 #7ecff1 #58c1ec #32b3e8 #18a0d8 #1484b3 #10688d #0b4c67 #073041 #03141c

Tints of light blue

#cdecf9 #d1eefa #d4effa #d8f1fb #dcf2fb #e0f3fc #e4f5fc #e7f6fc #ebf8fd #eff9fd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f9d7c9 Analogous#c9f9ef Analogous#c9d3f9 Triadic#f9c9eb Triadic#ebf9c9 Split complementary#f9c9d3 Split complementary#f9efc9

Light blue in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 19, 6, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c9ebf9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 6 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 10 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #c9ebf9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c9ebf9; }
.text { color: #c9ebf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9ebf9; }

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 #c9ebf9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c9ebf9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c9ebf9 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c9ebf9 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 #c9ebf9 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.