Light blue

#a8a5cf

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

Light blue sits in the blue band, light and soft. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #a8a5cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a8a5cf

RGB168, 165, 207

HSL244, 30%, 73%

HSV244, 20%, 81%

CMYK19%, 20%, 0%, 19%

Lab69.28, 9.78, -20.97

XYZ40.87, 39.74, 64.55

Decimal11052495

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#928fc3 #7d78b7 #6762ab #57529a #4a4683 #3e3a6d #312e57 #252240 #18172a #0b0b14

Tints of light blue

#b0add3 #b7b5d7 #bfbddc #c6c4e0 #cecce4 #d5d4e8 #dddcec #e5e4f0 #ececf5 #f4f3f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#cccfa5 Analogous#a5b7cf Analogous#bda5cf Triadic#cfa8a5 Triadic#a5cfa8 Split complementary#cfbda5 Split complementary#b7cfa5

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 19, 20, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a8a5cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 20 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 22 4 25

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 #a8a5cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a8a5cf; }
.text { color: #a8a5cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a5cf; }

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 #a8a5cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a8a5cf 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 #a8a5cf 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 #a8a5cf 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #a8a5cf are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.