Light blue

#afd2e5

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

Light blue is a light blue that reads open. 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 #afd2e5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#afd2e5

RGB175, 210, 229

HSL201, 51%, 79%

HSV201, 24%, 90%

CMYK24%, 8%, 0%, 10%

Lab82.31, -7.41, -13.2

XYZ54.87, 60.86, 82.98

Decimal11522789

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone291 C

Shades of light blue

#93c2dc #77b2d3 #5aa2ca #3e93c0 #357da4 #2c6888 #23526c #1a3d4f #112733 #081217

Tints of light blue

#b6d6e7 #bcd9e9 #c3ddeb #cae1ee #d0e5f0 #d7e8f2 #deecf4 #e4f0f6 #ebf4f8 #f2f7fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e5c2af Analogous#afe5dd Analogous#afb7e5 Triadic#e5afd2 Triadic#d2e5af Split complementary#e5afb7 Split complementary#e5ddaf

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 24, 8, 0, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #afd2e5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 8 0 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 11 4 16

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 #afd2e5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #afd2e5; }
.text { color: #afd2e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd2e5; }

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 #afd2e5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #afd2e5 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 #afd2e5 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 #afd2e5 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 #afd2e5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.