Light blue

#b4e5fd

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 200 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 #b4e5fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b4e5fd

RGB180, 229, 253

HSL200, 95%, 85%

HSV200, 29%, 99%

CMYK29%, 9%, 0%, 1%

Lab88.37, -10.32, -16.76

XYZ64.57, 72.83, 103.58

Decimal11855357

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone291 C

Shades of light blue

#8dd7fc #66cafb #3ebcfa #17aff9 #069ae2 #057fbb #046493 #034a6c #022f45 #01141e

Tints of light blue

#bae7fd #c0e9fd #c5ebfd #cbedfe #d1effe #d7f1fe #dcf3fe #e2f5fe #e8f7fe #eef9ff

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#fdccb4 Analogous#b4fdf1 Analogous#b4c1fd Triadic#fdb4e5 Triadic#e5fdb4 Split complementary#fdb4c0 Split complementary#fdf1b4

Light blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 29, 9, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b4e5fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 9 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 12 4 7

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 #b4e5fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b4e5fd; }
.text { color: #b4e5fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4e5fd; }

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 #b4e5fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b4e5fd 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 #b4e5fd 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 #b4e5fd 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

Here is how the numbers for #b4e5fd are worked out. 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.