Light blue

#b7d4e2

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 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 #b7d4e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b7d4e2

RGB183, 212, 226

HSL200, 43%, 80%

HSV200, 19%, 89%

CMYK19%, 6%, 0%, 11%

Lab83.26, -6.67, -10.13

XYZ56.8, 62.65, 81.05

Decimal12047586

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#9cc4d7 #81b4cc #66a4c1 #4b94b7 #3f7e9d #346882 #295367 #1f3d4c #142731 #091216

Tints of light blue

#bdd8e4 #c3dbe7 #c9dfe9 #cfe2ec #d5e6ee #dbe9f0 #e0edf3 #e6f0f5 #ecf4f7 #f2f7fa

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e2c5b7 Analogous#b7e2db Analogous#b7bfe2 Triadic#e2b7d4 Triadic#d4e2b7 Split complementary#e2b7bf Split complementary#e2dab7

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 19, 6, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b7d4e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 6 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 10 4 17

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 #b7d4e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b7d4e2; }
.text { color: #b7d4e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7d4e2; }

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 #b7d4e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b7d4e2 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 #b7d4e2 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 #b7d4e2 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 #b7d4e2 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.