Light blue

#aaa2cf

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 251 degrees. 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 #aaa2cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aaa2cf

RGB170, 162, 207

HSL251, 32%, 72%

HSV251, 22%, 81%

CMYK18%, 22%, 0%, 19%

Lab68.67, 12.09, -21.89

XYZ40.76, 38.89, 64.39

Decimal11182799

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2705 C

Shades of light blue

#968cc3 #8175b8 #6d5fac #5d509a #4f4484 #42386d #342d57 #272141 #1a162b #0c0a14

Tints of light blue

#b1aad3 #b9b2d7 #c0badc #c8c2e0 #cfcbe4 #d7d3e8 #dedbec #e5e3f1 #edebf5 #f4f3f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#c7cfa2 Analogous#a2b1cf Analogous#c1a2cf Triadic#cfaaa2 Triadic#a2cfaa Split complementary#cfc0a2 Split complementary#b1cfa2

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 18, 22, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aaa2cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 22 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 24 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 #aaa2cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aaa2cf; }
.text { color: #aaa2cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa2cf; }

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 #aaa2cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aaa2cf 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 #aaa2cf 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 #aaa2cf 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

Here is how the numbers for #aaa2cf are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.