Light blue

#b5e1fa

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #b5e1fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b5e1fa

RGB181, 225, 250

HSL202, 87%, 85%

HSV202, 28%, 98%

CMYK28%, 10%, 0%, 2%

Lab87.28, -8.67, -16.81

XYZ63.24, 70.58, 100.73

Decimal11919866

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone291 C

Shades of light blue

#8fd2f7 #6ac3f5 #44b3f2 #1fa4f0 #0f8fd8 #0c76b3 #0a5d8d #074568 #042c42 #02131d

Tints of light blue

#bbe3fa #c0e6fb #c6e8fb #cceafc #d2edfc #d7effc #ddf1fd #e3f4fd #e9f6fd #eef8fe

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#faceb5 Analogous#b5faf1 Analogous#b5befa Triadic#fab5e1 Triadic#e1fab5 Split complementary#fab5be Split complementary#faf1b5

Light blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 28, 10, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b5e1fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 10 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 13 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #b5e1fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b5e1fa; }
.text { color: #b5e1fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5e1fa; }

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 #b5e1fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b5e1fa 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 #b5e1fa 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 #b5e1fa 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 #b5e1fa 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.