Light blue

#b2aee2

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

Light blue is a light blue that reads open. 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 #b2aee2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2aee2

RGB178, 174, 226

HSL245, 47%, 78%

HSV245, 23%, 89%

CMYK21%, 23%, 0%, 11%

Lab73.04, 12.21, -25.58

XYZ47.22, 45.23, 78.19

Decimal11710178

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#9893d8 #7e78cf #645cc5 #4c42ba #41399f #362f83 #2a2568 #1f1c4d #141232 #090817

Tints of light blue

#b8b5e4 #bfbce7 #c5c2e9 #ccc9ec #d2d0ee #d9d7f1 #dfddf3 #e6e4f5 #ecebf8 #f3f2fa

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#dee2ae Analogous#aec4e2 Analogous#ccaee2 Triadic#e2b2ae Triadic#aee2b2 Split complementary#e2ccae Split complementary#c4e2ae

Light blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 21, 23, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2aee2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 23 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 25 4 17

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 #b2aee2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2aee2; }
.text { color: #b2aee2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2aee2; }

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 #b2aee2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2aee2 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 #b2aee2 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 #b2aee2 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 #b2aee2 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.