Light blue

#8ec6d1

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

Light blue is a mid teal, balanced between blue and green. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #8ec6d1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8ec6d1

RGB142, 198, 209

HSL190, 42%, 69%

HSV190, 32%, 82%

CMYK32%, 5%, 0%, 18%

Lab76.52, -15.39, -11.31

XYZ42.86, 50.74, 67.86

Decimal9357009

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone630 C

Shades of light blue

#77bbc8 #60afbe #4aa4b5 #408f9e #377a88 #2e6671 #25515a #1b3d43 #12282d #091416

Tints of light blue

#98cbd5 #a2d0d9 #acd5dd #b6dae1 #c0dfe5 #cae4ea #d4e9ee #deeef2 #e8f4f6 #f2f9fa

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#d1998e Analogous#8ed1ba Analogous#8ea5d1 Triadic#d18ec6 Triadic#c6d18e Split complementary#d18ea5 Split complementary#d1ba8e

Light blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 32, 5, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8ec6d1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

32 5 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 9 4 24

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #8ec6d1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8ec6d1; }
.text { color: #8ec6d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ec6d1; }

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 #8ec6d1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8ec6d1 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8ec6d1 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8ec6d1 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #8ec6d1 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 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.