Light blue

#c8bfee

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

This is Light blue, a strong 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 #c8bfee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8bfee

RGB200, 191, 238

HSL251, 58%, 84%

HSV251, 20%, 93%

CMYK16%, 20%, 0%, 7%

Lab79.45, 12.39, -22.14

XYZ57.88, 55.71, 88.59

Decimal13156334

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone270 C

Shades of light blue

#ada0e6 #9280dd #7761d5 #5c41cd #4a30b6 #3d2896 #302077 #231757 #170f38 #0a0618

Tints of light blue

#ccc4ef #d1c9f1 #d5cef2 #d9d3f3 #ddd8f5 #e2ddf6 #e6e2f7 #eae7f9 #efecfa #f3f1fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e5eebf Analogous#bfcdee Analogous#dfbfee Triadic#eec8bf Triadic#bfeec8 Split complementary#eee0bf Split complementary#cdeebf

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 16, 20, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8bfee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 20 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 22 4 13

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 #c8bfee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8bfee; }
.text { color: #c8bfee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bfee; }

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 #c8bfee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8bfee 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 #c8bfee 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 #c8bfee 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 #c8bfee are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.