Light blue

#cde4f3

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 204 degrees. 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.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #cde4f3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cde4f3

RGB205, 228, 243

HSL204, 61%, 88%

HSV204, 16%, 95%

CMYK16%, 6%, 0%, 5%

Lab89.36, -4.57, -9.86

XYZ69.1, 74.94, 95.62

Decimal13493491

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#abd2eb #8ac0e3 #68addb #469bd3 #2e87c1 #26709f #1e587e #16405c #0e293a #061119

Tints of light blue

#d1e6f4 #d4e8f5 #d8eaf6 #dbecf6 #dfeef7 #e2f0f8 #e6f1f9 #e9f3fa #edf5fb #f1f7fc

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f3dccd Analogous#cdf3ef Analogous#cdd1f3 Triadic#f3cde4 Triadic#e4f3cd Split complementary#f3cdd1 Split complementary#f3efcd

Light blue in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 16, 6, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cde4f3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 6 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 10 4 11

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 #cde4f3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cde4f3; }
.text { color: #cde4f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde4f3; }

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 #cde4f3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cde4f3 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 #cde4f3 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 #cde4f3 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 #cde4f3 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.