Light blue

#bfd8e8

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

This is Light blue, a soft blue at 203 degrees. 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 #bfd8e8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfd8e8

RGB191, 216, 232

HSL203, 47%, 83%

HSV203, 18%, 91%

CMYK18%, 7%, 0%, 9%

Lab85.0, -5.0, -10.65

XYZ60.61, 66.01, 85.89

Decimal12572904

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#a2c6de #85b5d3 #68a3c9 #4c92bf #3c7da7 #32678a #27526d #1d3c50 #122733 #081117

Tints of light blue

#c4dbea #c9deec #cee1ed #d3e4ef #d8e7f1 #deebf3 #e3eef5 #e8f1f7 #edf4f8 #f2f7fa

Colors that go with light blue

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Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 18, 7, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfd8e8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 7 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 10 4 15

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 #bfd8e8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfd8e8; }
.text { color: #bfd8e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd8e8; }

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 #bfd8e8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfd8e8 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 #bfd8e8 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 #bfd8e8 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 #bfd8e8 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.