Light blue

#b4dae5

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

Light blue is a light teal, open between blue and green. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #b4dae5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b4dae5

RGB180, 218, 229

HSL193, 49%, 80%

HSV193, 21%, 90%

CMYK21%, 5%, 0%, 10%

Lab84.74, -10.05, -9.53

XYZ58.04, 65.5, 83.71

Decimal11852517

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone2975 C

Shades of light blue

#98ccdb #7cbed2 #60b0c8 #44a3be #398ba3 #2f7387 #255b6b #1b434f #122b33 #081317

Tints of light blue

#badde7 #c0e0e9 #c7e3eb #cde6ee #d3e9f0 #d9ecf2 #dfeff4 #e5f2f6 #ecf5f8 #f2f8fa

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e5bfb4 Analogous#b4e5d8 Analogous#b4c2e5 Triadic#e5b4da Triadic#dae5b4 Split complementary#e5b4c1 Split complementary#e5d8b4

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 21, 5, 0, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b4dae5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 5 0 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 9 4 16

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 #b4dae5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b4dae5; }
.text { color: #b4dae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4dae5; }

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 #b4dae5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b4dae5 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 #b4dae5 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 #b4dae5 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 #b4dae5 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.