Light blue

#cbe2eb

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 soft. 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 #cbe2eb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbe2eb

RGB203, 226, 235

HSL197, 44%, 86%

HSV197, 14%, 92%

CMYK14%, 4%, 0%, 8%

Lab88.49, -5.79, -6.97

XYZ66.82, 73.09, 89.18

Decimal13361899

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#aed2e0 #90c1d4 #73b1c9 #55a0be #418ca9 #36748c #2a5b6e #1f4351 #142b34 #081216

Tints of light blue

#cfe4ed #d3e6ee #d7e9f0 #dbebf1 #dfedf3 #e2eff4 #e6f1f6 #eaf3f7 #eef6f9 #f2f8fa

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#ebd4cb Analogous#cbebe4 Analogous#cbd2eb Triadic#ebcbe2 Triadic#e2ebcb Split complementary#ebcbd2 Split complementary#ebe4cb

Light blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 14, 4, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbe2eb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 4 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 8 4 14

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #cbe2eb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbe2eb; }
.text { color: #cbe2eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe2eb; }

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 #cbe2eb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbe2eb 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 #cbe2eb 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 #cbe2eb 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 #cbe2eb are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.