Light blue

#b3a7ed

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #b3a7ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b3a7ed

RGB179, 167, 237

HSL250, 66%, 79%

HSV250, 30%, 93%

CMYK24%, 30%, 0%, 7%

Lab71.78, 18.96, -33.51

XYZ47.7, 43.34, 85.97

Decimal11773933

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#9888e7 #7d69e0 #634ada #482bd3 #3d25b4 #331f95 #281876 #1e1257 #130c38 #090519

Tints of light blue

#b9aeee #c0b6f0 #c6bdf1 #ccc4f3 #d3ccf4 #d9d3f6 #dfdaf7 #e6e2f9 #ece9fa #f2f0fc

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e1eda7 Analogous#a7beed Analogous#d6a7ed Triadic#edb3a7 Triadic#a7edb3 Split complementary#edd6a7 Split complementary#beeda7

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, 30, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b3a7ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 30 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 32 4 13

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 #b3a7ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b3a7ed; }
.text { color: #b3a7ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a7ed; }

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 #b3a7ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b3a7ed 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 #b3a7ed 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 #b3a7ed 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 #b3a7ed is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.