Light blue

#b7cfd8

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

Light blue is a light blue that reads soft. 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 #b7cfd8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b7cfd8

RGB183, 207, 216

HSL196, 30%, 78%

HSV196, 15%, 85%

CMYK15%, 4%, 0%, 15%

Lab81.65, -6.18, -7.18

XYZ54.24, 59.65, 73.62

Decimal12046296

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#9fbfcb #87afbe #6f9fb1 #588fa3 #4b7a8b #3f6573 #32505c #253b44 #18262c #0b1114

Tints of light blue

#bdd3db #c3d7df #c9dbe2 #cfdfe5 #d5e3e8 #dbe7ec #e1ebef #e7eff2 #edf3f5 #f3f7f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#d8c0b7 Analogous#b7d8d1 Analogous#b7bfd8 Triadic#d8b7cf Triadic#cfd8b7 Split complementary#d8b7be Split complementary#d8d1b7

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 15, 4, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b7cfd8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 4 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 8 4 21

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 #b7cfd8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b7cfd8; }
.text { color: #b7cfd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7cfd8; }

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 #b7cfd8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b7cfd8 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 #b7cfd8 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 #b7cfd8 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 #b7cfd8 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.