Light blue

#b0dfec

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

Light blue lands where green meets blue, light and strong. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #b0dfec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b0dfec
RGB176, 223, 236
HSL193, 61%, 81%
HSV193, 25%, 93%
CMYK25%, 6%, 0%, 7%
Lab86.04, -12.25, -11.33
XYZ59.43, 68.06, 89.36
Decimal11591660
Web safe#99ccff
Pantone2975 C
Pantone2975 CHex#b0dfecRgb176 223 236Cmyk25 6 0 7Lab86 -12 -11Darker#3db0d0Deep#76c8deLighter#e7f4f8

Shades of light blue

Tints of light blue

Colors that go with light blue

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 25, 6, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b0dfec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
25 6 0 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
27 10 4 13
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #b0dfec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b0dfec; }
.text { color: #b0dfec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0dfec; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b0dfec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.44:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
14.61:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b0dfec against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b0dfec sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b0dfec and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #b0dfec is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.