Light blue

#cbbef7

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 strong. 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 #cbbef7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbbef7

RGB203, 190, 247

HSL254, 78%, 86%

HSV254, 23%, 97%

CMYK18%, 23%, 0%, 3%

Lab79.75, 15.8, -26.49

XYZ59.83, 56.24, 95.7

Decimal13352695

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone264 C

Shades of light blue

#ae9af3 #9176ee #7451ea #572de5 #431ad0 #3815ac #2c1188 #200c64 #14083f #09031b

Tints of light blue

#cfc3f8 #d3c8f8 #d7cdf9 #dbd2f9 #dfd7fa #e3dbfb #e6e0fb #eae5fc #eeeafc #f2effd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#eaf7be Analogous#becef7 Analogous#e8bef7 Triadic#f7cbbe Triadic#bef7cb Split complementary#f7e7be Split complementary#cef7be

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 18, 23, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbbef7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 23 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 25 4 9

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 #cbbef7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbbef7; }
.text { color: #cbbef7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbef7; }

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 #cbbef7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbbef7 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 #cbbef7 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 #cbbef7 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 #cbbef7 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.