Light blue

#bfb7ed

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 249 degrees. 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 #bfb7ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfb7ed

RGB191, 183, 237

HSL249, 60%, 82%

HSV249, 23%, 93%

CMYK19%, 23%, 0%, 7%

Lab76.71, 13.73, -25.84

XYZ53.71, 51.06, 87.15

Decimal12564461

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone270 C

Shades of light blue

#a398e5 #8879dd #6c5ad6 #503ace #412db4 #362595 #2b1d76 #1f1657 #140e38 #090618

Tints of light blue

#c4bdee #c9c3f0 #cec8f1 #d4cef3 #d9d4f4 #dedaf6 #e3dff7 #e8e5f9 #edebfa #f2f1fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#e5edb7 Analogous#b7caed Analogous#dab7ed Triadic#edbfb7 Triadic#b7edbf Split complementary#eddab7 Split complementary#caedb7

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 19, 23, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfb7ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 23 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 25 4 13

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 #bfb7ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfb7ed; }
.text { color: #bfb7ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb7ed; }

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 #bfb7ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfb7ed 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 #bfb7ed 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 #bfb7ed 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 #bfb7ed are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.