Light blue

#cabdfc

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

Light blue is a light blue that reads relaxed. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light blue color values

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

Hex#cabdfc

RGB202, 189, 252

HSL252, 91%, 86%

HSV252, 25%, 99%

CMYK20%, 25%, 0%, 1%

Lab79.6, 17.14, -29.4

XYZ60.13, 55.98, 99.73

Decimal13286908

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone264 C

Shades of light blue

#aa96fa #8b6ef8 #6b47f7 #4c20f5 #370ae2 #2d08ba #240793 #1a056c #110345 #07011d

Tints of light blue

#cec2fc #d2c7fc #dad1fd #e2dafd #e6dffe #e9e4fe #ede9fe #f1eefe

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#effcbd Analogous#bdd0fc Analogous#e9bdfc Triadic#fccabd Triadic#bdfcca Split complementary#fceabd Split complementary#d0fcbd

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 20, 25, 0, 1.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 25 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 27 4 7

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 #cabdfc straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

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

Every value on this page for #cabdfc is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.