Light blue

#aaa0cd

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

This is Light blue, a soft blue at 253 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #aaa0cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aaa0cd

RGB170, 160, 205

HSL253, 31%, 72%

HSV253, 22%, 80%

CMYK17%, 22%, 0%, 20%

Lab68.09, 12.76, -21.67

XYZ40.17, 38.1, 62.99

Decimal11182285

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2705 C

Shades of light blue

#968ac1 #8374b6 #6f5eaa #605098 #524482 #44396c #362d56 #282240 #1a162a #0d0b14

Tints of light blue

#b1a8d1 #b9b1d6 #c0b9da #c8c1df #cfcae3 #d7d2e7 #dedaec #e6e3f0 #edebf4 #f5f3f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#c3cda0 Analogous#a0accd Analogous#c1a0cd Triadic#cdaaa0 Triadic#a0cdaa Split complementary#cdc1a0 Split complementary#accda0

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 17, 22, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aaa0cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 22 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 24 4 26

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 #aaa0cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aaa0cd; }
.text { color: #aaa0cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa0cd; }

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 #aaa0cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aaa0cd 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 #aaa0cd 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 #aaa0cd 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 #aaa0cd 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.