Pale blue

#c6c1ff

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

This is Pale blue, a vivid blue at 245 degrees. Pale blues like this read clean and calm, common in health and tech. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Pale blue color values

Every conversion for #c6c1ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c6c1ff
RGB198, 193, 255
HSL245, 100%, 88%
HSV245, 24%, 100%
CMYK22%, 24%, 0%, 0%
Lab80.38, 14.44, -29.83
XYZ60.41, 57.37, 102.5
Decimal13025791
Web safe#ccccff
Pantone658 C
Pantone658 CHex#c6c1ffRgb198 193 255Cmyk22 24 0 0Lab80 14 -30Darker#4332ffDeep#847affLighter#e4e2fd

Shades of pale blue

Tints of pale blue

Colors that go with pale blue

Pale blue in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 22, 24, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c6c1ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
22 24 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
24 26 4 6
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.

Pale blue in css

Copy #c6c1ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c6c1ff; }
.text { color: #c6c1ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c1ff; }

How pale blue looks on light and dark

Pale blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c6c1ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.68:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
12.47:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c6c1ff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c6c1ff sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c6c1ff and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #c6c1ff 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.