Light blue

#cbe3f4

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

This is Light blue, a strong blue at 205 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 #cbe3f4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbe3f4

RGB203, 227, 244

HSL205, 65%, 88%

HSV205, 17%, 96%

CMYK17%, 7%, 0%, 4%

Lab89.0, -4.47, -10.94

XYZ68.43, 74.17, 96.3

Decimal13362164

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#a9d0ed #86bee5 #64abde #4299d7 #2a85c5 #226ea3 #1b5680 #143f5e #0d283c #051119

Tints of light blue

#cfe5f5 #d2e7f6 #d6e9f6 #daebf7 #deedf8 #e1eff9 #e5f1fa #e9f3fa #edf5fb #f0f7fc

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f4dccb Analogous#cbf4f1 Analogous#cbcef4 Triadic#f4cbe3 Triadic#e3f4cb Split complementary#f4cbce Split complementary#f4f1cb

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 17, 7, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbe3f4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 7 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 10 4 10

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 #cbe3f4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbe3f4; }
.text { color: #cbe3f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe3f4; }

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 #cbe3f4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbe3f4 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 #cbe3f4 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 #cbe3f4 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 #cbe3f4 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.