Light blue

#bfaff7

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 #bfaff7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfaff7

RGB191, 175, 247

HSL253, 82%, 83%

HSV253, 29%, 97%

CMYK23%, 29%, 0%, 3%

Lab75.11, 20.39, -33.71

XYZ53.6, 48.45, 94.52

Decimal12562423

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#a38bf3 #8668f0 #6a44ec #4d21e9 #3e15ce #3311aa #280d87 #1e0a63 #13063f #08031c

Tints of light blue

#c4b5f8 #c9bcf8 #cec2f9 #d3c9fa #d9cffa #ded5fb #e3dcfb #e8e2fc #ede8fd #f2effd

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e7f7af Analogous#afc3f7 Analogous#e3aff7 Triadic#f7bfaf Triadic#aff7bf Split complementary#f7e3af Split complementary#c3f7af

Light blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 23, 29, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfaff7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

23 29 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

25 31 4 9

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 #bfaff7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfaff7; }
.text { color: #bfaff7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfaff7; }

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 #bfaff7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfaff7 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 #bfaff7 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 #bfaff7 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 #bfaff7 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.