Light blue

#b2d5eb

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 #b2d5eb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2d5eb

RGB178, 213, 235

HSL203, 59%, 81%

HSV203, 24%, 92%

CMYK24%, 9%, 0%, 8%

Lab83.47, -6.73, -14.62

XYZ57.15, 63.05, 87.76

Decimal11720171

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone291 C

Shades of light blue

#94c4e3 #75b4db #57a3d3 #3993cb #2e7eb0 #266892 #1e5273 #163d55 #0e2737 #061118

Tints of light blue

#b8d8ed #bfdcee #c5dff0 #cbe3f2 #d1e6f3 #d8eaf5 #deedf6 #e4f0f8 #ebf4fa #f1f7fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#ebc8b2 Analogous#b2ebe4 Analogous#b2b9eb Triadic#ebb2d5 Triadic#d5ebb2 Split complementary#ebb2b9 Split complementary#ebe4b2

Light blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 24, 9, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2d5eb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 9 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 12 4 14

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 #b2d5eb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2d5eb; }
.text { color: #b2d5eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2d5eb; }

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 #b2d5eb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2d5eb 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 #b2d5eb 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 #b2d5eb 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 #b2d5eb are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.