Light blue

#b2aaf4

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 strong. 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 #b2aaf4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2aaf4

RGB178, 170, 244

HSL246, 77%, 81%

HSV246, 30%, 96%

CMYK27%, 30%, 0%, 4%

Lab72.72, 18.66, -35.86

XYZ49.06, 44.75, 91.64

Decimal11709172

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#9388f0 #7466eb #5644e7 #3722e2 #2c19c5 #2415a3 #1d1181 #150c5f #0e083d #06041b

Tints of light blue

#b8b1f5 #bfb8f6 #c5bff7 #cbc6f8 #d1cdf8 #d8d4f9 #dedafa #e4e1fb #eae8fc #f1effd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#ecf4aa Analogous#aac7f4 Analogous#d7aaf4 Triadic#f4b2aa Triadic#aaf4b2 Split complementary#f4d7aa Split complementary#c7f4aa

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 27, 30, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2aaf4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 30 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 32 4 10

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 #b2aaf4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2aaf4; }
.text { color: #b2aaf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2aaf4; }

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 #b2aaf4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2aaf4 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 #b2aaf4 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 #b2aaf4 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 #b2aaf4 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. 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.