Light blue

#b4e1fd

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 203 degrees. 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 #b4e1fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b4e1fd

RGB180, 225, 253

HSL203, 95%, 85%

HSV203, 29%, 99%

CMYK29%, 11%, 0%, 1%

Lab87.31, -8.26, -18.34

XYZ63.48, 70.65, 103.22

Decimal11854333

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone277 C

Shades of light blue

#8dd1fc #66c2fb #3eb2fa #17a2f9 #068de2 #0575bb #045c93 #03446c #022b45 #01131e

Tints of light blue

#bae3fd #c0e6fd #c5e8fd #cbeafe #d1edfe #d7effe #dcf1fe #e2f3fe #e8f6fe #eef8ff

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#fdd0b4 Analogous#b4fdf5 Analogous#b4bdfd Triadic#fdb4e1 Triadic#e1fdb4 Split complementary#fdb4bd Split complementary#fdf5b4

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 29, 11, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b4e1fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 11 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 14 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #b4e1fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b4e1fd; }
.text { color: #b4e1fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4e1fd; }

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 #b4e1fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b4e1fd 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 #b4e1fd 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 #b4e1fd 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 #b4e1fd is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.