Light blue

#b9e6ff

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 vivid. 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 #b9e6ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b9e6ff

RGB185, 230, 255

HSL201, 100%, 86%

HSV201, 27%, 100%

CMYK27%, 10%, 0%, 0%

Lab88.98, -8.96, -16.85

XYZ66.35, 74.13, 105.42

Decimal12183295

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone291 C

Shades of light blue

#90d7ff #67c9ff #3ebaff #15acff #0097eb #007dc2 #006399 #004870 #002e48 #00141f

Tints of light blue

#bee8ff #c3eaff #c9ecff #ceedff #d3efff #d8f1ff #def3ff #e3f5ff #e8f7ff #edf9ff

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#ffd2b9 Analogous#b9fff5 Analogous#b9c3ff Triadic#ffb9e6 Triadic#e6ffb9 Split complementary#ffb9c3 Split complementary#fff5b9

Light blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 27, 10, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b9e6ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 10 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 13 4 6

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 #b9e6ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b9e6ff; }
.text { color: #b9e6ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9e6ff; }

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 #b9e6ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b9e6ff 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 #b9e6ff 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 #b9e6ff 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 #b9e6ff come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.