Light blue

#bfe3ff

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 #bfe3ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfe3ff

RGB191, 227, 255

HSL206, 100%, 87%

HSV206, 25%, 100%

CMYK25%, 11%, 0%, 0%

Lab88.56, -5.69, -17.45

XYZ67.0, 73.23, 105.21

Decimal12575743

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone277 C

Shades of light blue

#95d1ff #6cbfff #42acff #199aff #0086ee #006fc5 #00579b #004072 #002948 #00111f

Tints of light blue

#c8e7ff #d1ebff #dbefff #e4f3ff #edf7ff

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#ffdbbf Analogous#bffffb Analogous#bfc3ff Triadic#ffbfe3 Triadic#e3ffbf Split complementary#ffbfc3 Split complementary#fffbbf

Light blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 25, 11, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfe3ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 11 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 14 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 #bfe3ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfe3ff; }
.text { color: #bfe3ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfe3ff; }

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 #bfe3ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfe3ff 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 #bfe3ff 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 #bfe3ff 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 #bfe3ff is computed, not guessed. 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.