Knowing the colours that go well with light blue is a skill you’ll want to have this summer. Among butter yellow, cherry red, mint green and all the other colours that have been vying for the position as the favourite shade of 2026, there is another that’s quietly slipped into the top spot: light blue. What’s more, if the spring-summer 2026 collections are any indication, styling this shade has a lot less to do with playing it safe and a lot more about leaning into daring, unexpected mixes.
We’ve seen light blue appear in elegant dresses by Dior and Victoria Beckham, in relaxed and casual styles by Dolce & Gabbana, in the preppy touch of Kent & Curwen, and in the structured silhouettes of Lanvin. But for all those perfectly styled runway looks, it’s street style star Julia Kammerer who has really been inspiring us to mix light blue with intense shades and other unexpected combos we might have dismissed before seeing them.
The best part about wearing light blue this summer is that it is so versatile. With the right colour combinations, the delicate shade can look cool, modern and even a little chaotic (in a good way). Here’s how to style light blue for summer 2026.
5 colours that go well with blue
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY – MARCH 26: Julia Kammerer is seen wearing an oversized pink and burgundy horizontal striped cotton long sleeve from H&M; a blue and white striped button down shirt tied around her waist from JJXX; light blue wide leg denim jeans with a relaxed fit from JJXX; a large burgundy woven leather hobo bag from NA-KD; a pale pink baseball cap with the red embroidered text “Amore a Milano” from LeGer by Lena Gercke; her jewelry includes chunky gold hoop earrings, necklaces and gold tone stacked rings worn across multiple fingers from H&M, Pandora and My Jewellery; several silver and resin bangles from & Other Stories; orange tinted aviator sunglasses with a thin black frame from Bershka; her blonde hair is styled in loose waves underneath the cap on March 26, 2026 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Moritz Scholz/Getty Images)Moritz Scholz
1. Baby pink
For years, we were convinced that pastel blues and pinks only worked together if you wanted to look like a cupcake or were planning a baby shower. Thankfully, Kammerer decided to ignore that narrative. In the look above, baby blues and pinks are mixed in a sporty, carefree way: baggy T-shirts, baseball caps, loose button-down shirts, jeans, and other pieces that don’t try to look pretty in an obvious way. It works because blue cools the sweetness of pink, while wearing them with more casual pieces helps avoid the outfit looking too childish.