Light blue

#b4e3f9

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

This is Light blue, a vivid blue at 199 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #b4e3f9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b4e3f9

RGB180, 227, 249

HSL199, 85%, 84%

HSV199, 28%, 98%

CMYK28%, 9%, 0%, 2%

Lab87.72, -10.21, -15.63

XYZ63.39, 71.48, 100.08

Decimal11854841

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone291 C

Shades of light blue

#8fd5f6 #6ac7f3 #45baf0 #20aced #1196d5 #0e7cb0 #0b628b #084866 #052e41 #02141c

Tints of light blue

#bae5f9 #c0e7fa #c6eafa #cbecfb #d1eefb #d7f0fc #ddf2fc #e3f4fd #e9f7fd #eef9fe

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f9cab4 Analogous#b4f9ed Analogous#b4c0f9 Triadic#f9b4e3 Triadic#e3f9b4 Split complementary#f9b4c0 Split complementary#f9ecb4

Light blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 28, 9, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b4e3f9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 9 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 12 4 8

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #b4e3f9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b4e3f9; }
.text { color: #b4e3f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4e3f9; }

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 #b4e3f9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b4e3f9 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 #b4e3f9 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 #b4e3f9 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

The figures for #b4e3f9 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.