Light blue

#bbb3ea

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 #bbb3ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbb3ea

RGB187, 179, 234

HSL249, 57%, 81%

HSV249, 24%, 92%

CMYK20%, 24%, 0%, 8%

Lab75.29, 14.03, -26.42

XYZ51.46, 48.75, 84.54

Decimal12301290

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone270 C

Shades of light blue

#a095e2 #8577d9 #6b59d1 #503bc9 #4230ae #372890 #2b1f72 #201754 #150f36 #090718

Tints of light blue

#c1b9ec #c6bfed #ccc6ef #d1ccf1 #d7d2f3 #dcd8f4 #e2def6 #e7e5f8 #edebf9 #f2f1fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e2eab3 Analogous#b3c6ea Analogous#d7b3ea Triadic#eabbb3 Triadic#b3eabb Split complementary#ead7b3 Split complementary#c6eab3

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 20, 24, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbb3ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 24 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 26 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 #bbb3ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbb3ea; }
.text { color: #bbb3ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb3ea; }

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 #bbb3ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbb3ea 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 #bbb3ea 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 #bbb3ea 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 #bbb3ea 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.