Light blue

#b2aec0

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

This is Light blue, a muted blue at 253 degrees. 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 #b2aec0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2aec0

RGB178, 174, 192

HSL253, 12%, 72%

HSV253, 9%, 75%

CMYK7%, 9%, 0%, 25%

Lab71.92, 4.89, -8.66

XYZ43.01, 43.54, 56.01

Decimal11710144

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone5295 C

Shades of light blue

#a09bb1 #8e88a3 #7c7594 #6c6582 #5c5770 #4d485d #3d394a #2d2b37 #1e1c24 #0e0d11

Tints of light blue

#b9b5c6 #bfbccb #c6c3d1 #cdcad6 #d4d1dc #dad9e1 #e1e0e7 #e8e7ec #efeef2 #f5f5f7

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#bcc0ae Analogous#aeb3c0 Analogous#bbaec0 Triadic#c0b2ae Triadic#aec0b2 Split complementary#c0bbae Split complementary#b3c0ae

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 7, 9, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2aec0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 9 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 12 4 31

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 #b2aec0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2aec0; }
.text { color: #b2aec0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2aec0; }

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 #b2aec0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2aec0 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 #b2aec0 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 #b2aec0 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 #b2aec0 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.