Light blue

#b6ebfd

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 195 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 #b6ebfd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b6ebfd

RGB182, 235, 253

HSL195, 95%, 85%

HSV195, 28%, 99%

CMYK28%, 7%, 0%, 1%

Lab90.07, -12.81, -14.19

XYZ66.73, 76.45, 104.17

Decimal11987965

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone304 C

Shades of light blue

#8fe0fc #67d5fb #40cbfa #19c0f9 #06abe3 #058dbb #046f94 #03526d #023445 #01161e

Tints of light blue

#c1eefd #ccf1fe #d7f4fe #e3f7fe #eefaff

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#fdc8b6 Analogous#b6fdeb Analogous#b6c8fd Triadic#fdb6eb Triadic#ebfdb6 Split complementary#fdb6c7 Split complementary#fdebb6

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 28, 7, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b6ebfd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 7 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 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 #b6ebfd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b6ebfd; }
.text { color: #b6ebfd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6ebfd; }

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 #b6ebfd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b6ebfd 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 #b6ebfd 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 #b6ebfd 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 #b6ebfd 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.