Light blue

#cce9fc

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

Light blue is a pale blue that reads airy. 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 #cce9fc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cce9fc

RGB204, 233, 252

HSL204, 89%, 89%

HSV204, 19%, 99%

CMYK19%, 8%, 0%, 1%

Lab90.85, -5.57, -12.37

XYZ71.61, 78.14, 103.4

Decimal13429244

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#a4d8fa #7cc6f7 #53b5f5 #2ba4f3 #0e90e6 #0b77be #095e95 #06456d #042b45 #02121d

Tints of light blue

#d6edfd #ddf0fd #e4f3fd #ebf6fe

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#fcdfcc Analogous#ccfcf7 Analogous#ccd1fc Triadic#fccce9 Triadic#e9fccc Split complementary#fcccd1 Split complementary#fcf7cc

Light blue in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 19, 8, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cce9fc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 8 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 11 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 #cce9fc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cce9fc; }
.text { color: #cce9fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce9fc; }

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 #cce9fc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cce9fc 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 #cce9fc 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 #cce9fc 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #cce9fc is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.