Pale blue

#c9c2fd

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

Pale blue sits in the blue band, pale and vivid. Pale blues like this read clean and calm, common in health and tech. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Pale blue color values

Every conversion for #c9c2fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c9c2fd
RGB201, 194, 253
HSL247, 94%, 88%
HSV247, 23%, 99%
CMYK21%, 23%, 0%, 1%
Lab80.79, 14.34, -28.12
XYZ61.11, 58.09, 100.92
Decimal13222653
Web safe#ccccff
Pantone270 C
Pantone270 CHex#c9c2fdRgb201 194 253Cmyk21 23 0 1Lab81 14 -28Darker#4f38f8Deep#8c7dfbLighter#e6e3fd

Shades of pale blue

Tints of pale blue

Colors that go with pale blue

Pale blue in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 21, 23, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c9c2fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
21 23 0 1
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
23 25 4 7
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 #c9c2fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c9c2fd; }
.text { color: #c9c2fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c2fd; }

How pale blue looks on light and dark

Pale blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c9c2fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.66:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
12.62:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c9c2fd 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 #c9c2fd 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 #c9c2fd 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

Here is how the numbers for #c9c2fd 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.