Light blue

#b2e5fa

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 blue at 197 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 #b2e5fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2e5fa

RGB178, 229, 250

HSL197, 88%, 84%

HSV197, 29%, 98%

CMYK29%, 8%, 0%, 2%

Lab88.16, -11.57, -15.5

XYZ63.63, 72.41, 101.06

Decimal11724282

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone291 C

Shades of light blue

#8dd8f8 #67ccf5 #42bff3 #1db3f0 #0e9dd7 #0c81b2 #09668d #074b67 #043042 #02151d

Tints of light blue

#bee9fb #caedfc #d6f1fc #e2f5fd #eef9fe

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#fac7b2 Analogous#b2faeb Analogous#b2c1fa Triadic#fab2e5 Triadic#e5fab2 Split complementary#fab2c1 Split complementary#faebb2

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 29, 8, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2e5fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 8 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 11 4 8

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 #b2e5fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2e5fa; }
.text { color: #b2e5fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2e5fa; }

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 #b2e5fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2e5fa 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 #b2e5fa 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 #b2e5fa 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

The figures for #b2e5fa come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.