Light blue

#c9dbe2

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 #c9dbe2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c9dbe2

RGB201, 219, 226

HSL197, 30%, 84%

HSV197, 11%, 89%

CMYK11%, 3%, 0%, 11%

Lab86.29, -4.62, -5.49

XYZ63.15, 68.57, 81.86

Decimal13229026

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#afcad4 #95b9c6 #7ca7b8 #6296ab #508295 #426b7b #345561 #263e47 #19282e #0b1114

Tints of light blue

#cddee4 #d1e1e7 #d6e3e9 #dae6eb #dee9ed #e2ecf0 #e7eff2 #ebf2f4 #eff4f6 #f3f7f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e2d0c9 Analogous#c9e2dd Analogous#c9cee2 Triadic#e2c9db Triadic#dbe2c9 Split complementary#e2c9ce Split complementary#e2ddc9

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 11, 3, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c9dbe2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 3 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 7 4 17

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 #c9dbe2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c9dbe2; }
.text { color: #c9dbe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9dbe2; }

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 #c9dbe2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c9dbe2 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 #c9dbe2 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 #c9dbe2 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 #c9dbe2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.