Light blue

#b5a9f3

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

Light blue sits in the blue band, light and strong. 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 #b5a9f3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b5a9f3

RGB181, 169, 243

HSL250, 76%, 81%

HSV250, 30%, 95%

CMYK26%, 30%, 0%, 5%

Lab72.67, 19.85, -35.37

XYZ49.42, 44.67, 90.81

Decimal11905523

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#9888ee #7b66ea #5f45e5 #4223e0 #361bc2 #2d16a1 #24127f #1a0d5e #11083c #07041b

Tints of light blue

#bbb0f4 #c1b7f5 #c7bef6 #cdc5f7 #d3ccf8 #d9d3f9 #dfdafa #e5e1fb #ebe8fc #f2effd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e7f3a9 Analogous#a9c2f3 Analogous#daa9f3 Triadic#f3b5a9 Triadic#a9f3b5 Split complementary#f3daa9 Split complementary#c2f3a9

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 26, 30, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b5a9f3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 30 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 32 4 11

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 #b5a9f3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b5a9f3; }
.text { color: #b5a9f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a9f3; }

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 #b5a9f3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b5a9f3 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 #b5a9f3 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 #b5a9f3 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 #b5a9f3 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.