Light blue

#b9b5de

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 open. 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 #b9b5de, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b9b5de

RGB185, 181, 222

HSL246, 38%, 79%

HSV246, 18%, 87%

CMYK17%, 18%, 0%, 13%

Lab75.22, 9.65, -20.03

XYZ49.72, 48.64, 75.87

Decimal12170718

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone270 C

Shades of light blue

#a19bd3 #8881c7 #7068bc #584eb0 #4b4396 #3e377c #312c62 #242049 #17152f #0b0915

Tints of light blue

#bfbbe1 #c5c1e3 #cac7e6 #d0cee9 #d6d4ec #dcdaee #e2e0f1 #e8e6f4 #edecf7 #f3f3f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#dadeb5 Analogous#b5c6de Analogous#ceb5de Triadic#deb9b5 Triadic#b5deb9 Split complementary#deceb5 Split complementary#c6deb5

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 17, 18, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b9b5de on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 18 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 21 4 19

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

Light blue in css

Copy #b9b5de straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b9b5de; }
.text { color: #b9b5de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b5de; }

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 #b9b5de against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b9b5de 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 #b9b5de 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 #b9b5de 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 #b9b5de 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.