Light blue

#b1ebfd

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

This is Light blue, a vivid teal at 194 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #b1ebfd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b1ebfd

RGB177, 235, 253

HSL194, 95%, 84%

HSV194, 30%, 99%

CMYK30%, 7%, 0%, 1%

Lab89.79, -14.2, -14.64

XYZ65.57, 75.86, 104.11

Decimal11660285

Web safe#99ffff

Pantone304 C

Shades of light blue

#8ae1fc #63d7fb #3ccdfa #15c3f9 #06ade1 #058fba #047193 #03536c #023545 #01171e

Tints of light blue

#bdeefd #c9f1fe #d5f4fe #e1f7fe #e8f9fe #eefbff

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#fdc3b1 Analogous#b1fde9 Analogous#b1c5fd Triadic#fdb1eb Triadic#ebfdb1 Split complementary#fdb1c5 Split complementary#fde9b1

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 30, 7, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b1ebfd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

30 7 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

32 10 4 7

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #b1ebfd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b1ebfd; }
.text { color: #b1ebfd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1ebfd; }

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 #b1ebfd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b1ebfd 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 #b1ebfd 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 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 #b1ebfd 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 #b1ebfd are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.