Light blue

#b0a7f6

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 relaxed. 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 #b0a7f6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b0a7f6

RGB176, 167, 246

HSL247, 81%, 81%

HSV247, 32%, 96%

CMYK28%, 32%, 0%, 4%

Lab71.91, 20.25, -38.22

XYZ48.36, 43.52, 93.04

Decimal11577334

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#9184f2 #7262ef #533feb #331ce8 #2915c9 #2211a7 #1b0d84 #140a61 #0d063e #06031c

Tints of light blue

#b6aef7 #bdb5f7 #c3bdf8 #cac4f9 #d0cbfa #d7d2fa #ddd9fb #e4e0fc #eae8fd #f0effd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#edf6a7 Analogous#a7c6f6 Analogous#d7a7f6 Triadic#f6b0a7 Triadic#a7f6b0 Split complementary#f6d7a7 Split complementary#c6f6a7

Light blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 28, 32, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b0a7f6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 32 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 33 4 10

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #b0a7f6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b0a7f6; }
.text { color: #b0a7f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a7f6; }

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 #b0a7f6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b0a7f6 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 #b0a7f6 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 #b0a7f6 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 #b0a7f6 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.