Light cyan

#cdf2ff

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

This is Light cyan, a vivid blue at 196 degrees. Pale blues like this read clean and calm, common in health and tech. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light cyan color values

Every conversion for #cdf2ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdf2ff

RGB205, 242, 255

HSL196, 100%, 90%

HSV196, 20%, 100%

CMYK20%, 5%, 0%, 0%

Lab93.32, -9.22, -10.24

XYZ74.98, 83.7, 106.81

Decimal13497087

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone2975 C

Shades of light cyan

#a2e7ff #77dcff #4cd1ff #21c5ff #00b6f5 #0096ca #00769f #005674 #00364a #00171f

Tints of light cyan

#d7f5ff #e0f7ff #e7f9ff #edfaff

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#ffdacd Analogous#cdfff3 Analogous#cdd9ff Triadic#ffcdf2 Triadic#f2ffcd Split complementary#ffcdd9 Split complementary#fff3cd

Light cyan in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 20, 5, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdf2ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 5 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 9 4 6

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light cyan in css

Copy #cdf2ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdf2ff; }
.text { color: #cdf2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdf2ff; }

How light cyan looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light cyan and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cdf2ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdf2ff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light cyan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cdf2ff sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light cyan? 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 cyan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cdf2ff 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 cyan, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #cdf2ff 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.