Light blue

#b0a4e2

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 soft. 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 #b0a4e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b0a4e2

RGB176, 164, 226

HSL252, 52%, 76%

HSV252, 27%, 89%

CMYK22%, 27%, 0%, 11%

Lab70.37, 17.16, -29.7

XYZ44.91, 41.27, 77.55

Decimal11576546

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#9889d9 #816dd1 #6952c8 #543cbb #48339f #3c2a84 #2f2169 #23194e #171032 #0a0717

Tints of light blue

#b7ace4 #bdb3e7 #c4bbe9 #cbc3ec #d2cbee #d8d2f1 #dfdaf3 #e6e2f6 #edeaf8 #f3f1fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#d6e2a4 Analogous#a4b7e2 Analogous#cfa4e2 Triadic#e2b0a4 Triadic#a4e2b0 Split complementary#e2cfa4 Split complementary#b7e2a4

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 22, 27, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b0a4e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 27 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 29 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 #b0a4e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b0a4e2; }
.text { color: #b0a4e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a4e2; }

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 #b0a4e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b0a4e2 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 #b0a4e2 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 #b0a4e2 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 #b0a4e2 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.