Light blue

#b1dbf6

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #b1dbf6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b1dbf6

RGB177, 219, 246

HSL203, 79%, 83%

HSV203, 28%, 96%

CMYK28%, 11%, 0%, 4%

Lab85.33, -7.63, -17.65

XYZ60.1, 66.66, 96.89

Decimal11656182

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone277 C

Shades of light blue

#8ecbf2 #6bbbee #47aaea #249ae6 #1785cb #136ea8 #0f5785 #0b4062 #07293f #03121b

Tints of light blue

#b7def7 #bde1f7 #c4e4f8 #cae6f9 #d0e9fa #d6ecfa #dceffb #e3f2fc #e9f5fc #eff8fd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f6ccb1 Analogous#b1f6ef Analogous#b1b8f6 Triadic#f6b1db Triadic#dbf6b1 Split complementary#f6b1b8 Split complementary#f6eeb1

Light blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 28, 11, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b1dbf6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 11 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 14 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 #b1dbf6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b1dbf6; }
.text { color: #b1dbf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1dbf6; }

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 #b1dbf6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b1dbf6 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 #b1dbf6 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 #b1dbf6 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 #b1dbf6 is computed, not guessed. 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.