Light blue

#ccc1fa

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 vivid. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #ccc1fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ccc1fa
RGB204, 193, 250
HSL252, 85%, 87%
HSV252, 23%, 98%
CMYK18%, 23%, 0%, 2%
Lab80.67, 15.13, -26.68
XYZ61.23, 57.88, 98.39
Decimal13419002
Web safe#ccccff
Pantone270 C
Pantone270 CHex#ccc1faRgb204 193 250Cmyk18 23 0 2Lab81 15 -27Darker#5f3defDeep#967ff5Lighter#e9e4fb

Shades of light blue

Tints of light blue

Colors that go with light blue

Light blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 18, 23, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ccc1fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
18 23 0 2
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
21 25 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #ccc1fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ccc1fa; }
.text { color: #ccc1fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc1fa; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ccc1fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.67:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
12.58:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ccc1fa 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 #ccc1fa sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #ccc1fa and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #ccc1fa come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.