Azure

#daecf2

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

This is Azure, a soft blue at 195 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.

Azure color values

Every conversion for #daecf2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#daecf2

RGB218, 236, 242

HSL195, 48%, 90%

HSV195, 10%, 95%

CMYK10%, 2%, 0%, 5%

Lab92.27, -4.77, -4.94

XYZ74.94, 81.31, 95.75

Decimal14347506

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone290 C

Shades of azure

#badce7 #9acbdc #7bbbd1 #5babc5 #4098b6 #357d96 #296376 #1e4856 #132e36 #081317

Tints of azure

#dcedf3 #dfeef4 #e1f0f5 #e4f1f5 #e6f2f6 #e8f3f7 #ebf5f8 #edf6f9 #eff7fa #f2f8fa

Colors that go with azure

Complementary#f2e0da Analogous#daf2ec Analogous#dae0f2 Triadic#f2daec Triadic#ecf2da Split complementary#f2dae0 Split complementary#f2ecda

Azure in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 10, 2, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #daecf2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 2 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 6 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.

Azure in css

Copy #daecf2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #daecf2; }
.text { color: #daecf2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daecf2; }

How azure looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Azure and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #daecf2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #daecf2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Azure on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #daecf2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around azure? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn azure into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #daecf2 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 azure, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #daecf2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.