Light blue

#b8a5fd

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 #b8a5fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b8a5fd

RGB184, 165, 253

HSL253, 96%, 82%

HSV253, 35%, 99%

CMYK27%, 35%, 0%, 1%

Lab72.36, 25.32, -41.27

XYZ50.95, 44.19, 98.77

Decimal12101117

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#9a7ffc #7c59fb #5e33fa #400dfa #3305db #2a04b6 #220390 #19026a #100244 #07011e

Tints of light blue

#beacfd #c3b4fd #c9bbfd #cfc2fe #d5c9fe #dad1fe #e0d8fe #e6dffe #ece6fe #f1eeff

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#eafda5 Analogous#a5befd Analogous#e4a5fd Triadic#fdb8a5 Triadic#a5fdb8 Split complementary#fde4a5 Split complementary#befda5

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 27, 35, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b8a5fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 35 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 36 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 #b8a5fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b8a5fd; }
.text { color: #b8a5fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a5fd; }

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 #b8a5fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b8a5fd 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 #b8a5fd 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 #b8a5fd 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 #b8a5fd are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.