Pale blue

#cdc2fe

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

Pale blue is a pale blue that reads gentle. 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.

Pale blue color values

Every conversion for #cdc2fe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdc2fe
RGB205, 194, 254
HSL251, 97%, 88%
HSV251, 24%, 100%
CMYK19%, 24%, 0%, 0%
Lab81.14, 15.77, -28.1
XYZ62.36, 58.72, 101.81
Decimal13484798
Web safe#ccccff
Pantone264 C
Pantone264 CHex#cdc2feRgb205 194 254Cmyk19 24 0 0Lab81 16 -28Darker#5a36fcDeep#937cfdLighter#e7e2fd

Shades of pale blue

Tints of pale blue

Colors that go with pale blue

Pale 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 19, 24, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdc2fe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
19 24 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
21 26 4 6
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.

Pale blue in css

Copy #cdc2fe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdc2fe; }
.text { color: #cdc2fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc2fe; }

How pale blue looks on light and dark

Pale blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cdc2fe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.65:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
12.74:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdc2fe against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cdc2fe 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 pale 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 pale blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cdc2fe and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #cdc2fe is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.