Light blue

#bcb4f1

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 248 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 #bcb4f1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bcb4f1

RGB188, 180, 241

HSL248, 69%, 83%

HSV248, 25%, 95%

CMYK22%, 25%, 0%, 5%

Lab75.88, 15.37, -29.3

XYZ52.94, 49.68, 90.02

Decimal12367089

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#9f93eb #8172e5 #6451df #4630d8 #3824be #2e1d9d #25177c #1b115c #110b3b #08051a

Tints of light blue

#c1baf2 #c7c0f3 #ccc6f4 #d1ccf5 #d7d2f7 #dcd8f8 #e1def9 #e7e4fa #eceafb #f2f0fc

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e9f1b4 Analogous#b4cbf1 Analogous#dbb4f1 Triadic#f1bcb4 Triadic#b4f1bc Split complementary#f1dab4 Split complementary#cbf1b4

Light blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 22, 25, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bcb4f1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 25 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 27 4 11

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 #bcb4f1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bcb4f1; }
.text { color: #bcb4f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb4f1; }

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 #bcb4f1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bcb4f1 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 #bcb4f1 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 #bcb4f1 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

Every value on this page for #bcb4f1 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.