Light blue

#9cdff2

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

This is Light blue, a strong teal at 193 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #9cdff2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9cdff2

RGB156, 223, 242

HSL193, 77%, 78%

HSV193, 36%, 95%

CMYK36%, 8%, 0%, 5%

Lab85.13, -16.41, -15.97

XYZ56.12, 66.25, 93.83

Decimal10280946

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone636 C

Shades of light blue

#7cd5ee #5bcae9 #3bc0e5 #1db3de #1999bd #157f9d #10657c #0c4a5c #08303c #04161b

Tints of light blue

#a4e2f3 #ade4f4 #b5e7f5 #bdeaf6 #c6ecf7 #ceeff9 #d6f2fa #dff5fb #e7f7fc #effafd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f2af9c Analogous#9cf2da Analogous#9cb4f2 Triadic#f29cdf Triadic#dff29c Split complementary#f29cb4 Split complementary#f2da9c

Light blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 36, 8, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9cdff2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

36 8 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

37 11 4 11

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

Light blue in css

Copy #9cdff2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9cdff2; }
.text { color: #9cdff2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cdff2; }

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 #9cdff2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9cdff2 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 #9cdff2 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 #9cdff2 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

Every value on this page for #9cdff2 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.