Pale blue

#cfc3fc

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

This is Pale blue, a vivid blue at 253 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.

Pale blue color values

Every conversion for #cfc3fc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfc3fc

RGB207, 195, 252

HSL253, 90%, 88%

HSV253, 23%, 99%

CMYK18%, 23%, 0%, 1%

Lab81.47, 15.4, -26.51

XYZ62.82, 59.32, 100.24

Decimal13616124

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone264 C

Shades of pale blue

#af9bfa #9074f8 #704cf6 #5024f4 #390be3 #2f09bc #250794 #1b056c #110345 #07011d

Tints of pale blue

#d6ccfc #ddd4fd #e4ddfd #ebe5fe #eeeafe #f1eefe

Colors that go with pale blue

Complementary#f0fcc3 Analogous#c3d3fc Analogous#ecc3fc Triadic#fccfc3 Triadic#c3fccf Split complementary#fcecc3 Split complementary#d3fcc3

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 18, 23, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfc3fc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 23 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 25 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.

Pale blue in css

Copy #cfc3fc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfc3fc; }
.text { color: #cfc3fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc3fc; }

How pale blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pale blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cfc3fc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfc3fc 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 #cfc3fc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #cfc3fc 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 pale blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #cfc3fc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.