Light blue

#cbe2e7

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

Light blue lands where green meets blue, light and soft. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #cbe2e7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbe2e7

RGB203, 226, 231

HSL191, 37%, 85%

HSV191, 12%, 91%

CMYK12%, 2%, 0%, 9%

Lab88.38, -6.6, -5.03

XYZ66.25, 72.86, 86.17

Decimal13361895

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#afd3da #94c3ce #78b4c1 #5da4b4 #49909f #3d7783 #305e68 #23454c #162c31 #0a1315

Tints of light blue

#cfe4e9 #d3e6eb #d7e9ed #dbebee #dfedf0 #e3eff2 #e7f2f4 #ebf4f6 #eff6f8 #f3f8f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e7d0cb Analogous#cbe7de Analogous#cbd4e7 Triadic#e7cbe2 Triadic#e2e7cb Split complementary#e7cbd4 Split complementary#e7decb

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 12, 2, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbe2e7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 2 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 6 4 15

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 #cbe2e7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbe2e7; }
.text { color: #cbe2e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe2e7; }

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 #cbe2e7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbe2e7 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 #cbe2e7 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 #cbe2e7 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 #cbe2e7 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.