Light blue

#b2a4e0

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

This is Light blue, a soft blue at 254 degrees. 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 #b2a4e0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2a4e0

RGB178, 164, 224

HSL254, 49%, 76%

HSV254, 27%, 88%

CMYK21%, 27%, 0%, 12%

Lab70.45, 17.31, -28.46

XYZ45.09, 41.4, 76.14

Decimal11707616

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2705 C

Shades of light blue

#9b89d7 #856fce #6e54c5 #5a3eb7 #4d359c #402c81 #332367 #261a4c #181131 #0b0817

Tints of light blue

#b9ace3 #bfb4e5 #c6bbe8 #ccc3eb #d3cbed #d9d3f0 #e0daf3 #e7e2f5 #edeaf8 #f4f2fa

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#d2e0a4 Analogous#a4b4e0 Analogous#d0a4e0 Triadic#e0b2a4 Triadic#a4e0b2 Split complementary#e0d0a4 Split complementary#b4e0a4

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 21, 27, 0, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2a4e0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 27 0 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 29 4 18

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 #b2a4e0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2a4e0; }
.text { color: #b2a4e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a4e0; }

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 #b2a4e0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2a4e0 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 #b2a4e0 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 #b2a4e0 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 #b2a4e0 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.