Light blue

#bfaeff

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

Hex#bfaeff

RGB191, 174, 255

HSL253, 100%, 84%

HSV253, 32%, 100%

CMYK25%, 32%, 0%, 0%

Lab75.18, 22.8, -37.91

XYZ54.67, 48.57, 101.1

Decimal12562175

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#a086ff #805eff #6136ff #410fff #3000e6 #2800be #200096 #17006e #0f0046 #06001f

Tints of light blue

#c4b4ff #c9bbff #cec1ff #d3c7ff #d8ceff #ddd4ff #e2daff #e7e1ff #ece7ff #f1edff

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#eeffae Analogous#aec5ff Analogous#e7aeff Triadic#ffbfae Triadic#aeffbf Split complementary#ffe8ae Split complementary#c5ffae

Light blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 25, 32, 0, 0.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 32 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 33 4 6

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 #bfaeff straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfaeff 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 #bfaeff 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 #bfaeff 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 #bfaeff is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.