Light blue

#b2a2eb

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

Light blue sits in the blue band, light and strong. 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 #b2a2eb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2a2eb

RGB178, 162, 235

HSL253, 65%, 78%

HSV253, 31%, 92%

CMYK24%, 31%, 0%, 8%

Lab70.39, 20.98, -34.58

XYZ46.28, 41.3, 84.13

Decimal11707115

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#9984e5 #8066de #6748d8 #502cce #4426b0 #381f92 #2d1974 #211255 #150c37 #0a0519

Tints of light blue

#b8aaed #bfb2ee #c5b9f0 #ccc1f2 #d2c9f3 #d9d1f5 #dfd9f7 #e6e1f8 #ece8fa #f3f0fc

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#dbeba2 Analogous#a2b6eb Analogous#d6a2eb Triadic#ebb2a2 Triadic#a2ebb2 Split complementary#ebd6a2 Split complementary#b6eba2

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 24, 31, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2a2eb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 31 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 33 4 14

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 #b2a2eb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2a2eb; }
.text { color: #b2a2eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a2eb; }

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 #b2a2eb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2a2eb 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 #b2a2eb 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 #b2a2eb 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

Every value on this page for #b2a2eb is computed, not guessed. 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.