Light blue

#b9aaea

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

This is Light blue, a strong blue at 254 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 #b9aaea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b9aaea

RGB185, 170, 234

HSL254, 60%, 79%

HSV254, 27%, 92%

CMYK21%, 27%, 0%, 8%

Lab72.89, 18.39, -30.11

XYZ49.23, 45.0, 83.93

Decimal12167914

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2705 C

Shades of light blue

#a08ce3 #886edb #6f50d4 #5632cc #4a2bae #3d2490 #301c72 #241554 #170d36 #0a0619

Tints of light blue

#bfb1ec #c5b8ed #cabfef #d0c6f1 #d6cdf3 #dcd4f4 #e2dbf6 #e8e3f8 #edeafa #f3f1fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#dbeaaa Analogous#aabbea Analogous#d9aaea Triadic#eab9aa Triadic#aaeab9 Split complementary#ead9aa Split complementary#bbeaaa

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 21, 27, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b9aaea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 27 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 29 4 14

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #b9aaea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b9aaea; }
.text { color: #b9aaea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9aaea; }

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 #b9aaea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b9aaea 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 #b9aaea 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 #b9aaea 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

The figures for #b9aaea come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.