Light Blue Dye Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft light blue dye with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, light blue dye is one of the many dyes that you can make. There is more than one way to craft light blue dye.

Let’s explore how to make light blue dye.

Where to find Light Blue Dye in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find light blue dye in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.11	Materials
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.12 – 1.19	Miscellaneous
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Ingredients

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make Light Blue Dye

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft light blue dye:

1 Blue Orchid
1 Blue Dye
1 White Dye

How to craft Light Blue Dye in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make Light Blue Dye

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make light blue dye, you will need to place specific items in the grid. It is important that the items are placed in the exact pattern as our example images. Changing the pattern of boxes that are filled will change the item that is crafted.

There are 2 patterns you can use as a crafting recipe for light blue dye:

Pattern 1

There should be 1 blue dye and 1 white dye in the first 2 boxes.

Pattern 2

In the first row, there should be 1 blue orchid in the first box.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the pattern, the light blue dye will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Light Blue Dye to Inventory

Once you have crafted light blue dye, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made light blue dye in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, light blue dye has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Light Blue Dye (minecraft:dye)	12	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Light Blue Dye (minecraft:light_blue_dye)		64	Java	1.13 – 1.20

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Light Blue Dye

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the /give command for Light Blue Dye is:

/give @p light_blue_dye 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Light Blue Dye is:

/give @p dye 1 12

Things to Make with Light Blue Dye

You can use light blue dye to make items in Minecraft such as:

How to make a Light Blue Bed
How to make Light Blue Wool
How to make Light Blue Stained Glass
How to make Light Blue Terracotta
How to make Light Blue Concrete Powder
 How to make a Dyed Leather Cap
 How to make a Dyed Leather Tunic
 How to make Dyed Leather Pants
 How to make Dyed Leather Boots
How to make a Light Blue Candle
How to make Light Blue Carpet
 How to make a Lozenge Banner
 How to make a Field Masoned Banner
 How to make a Per Bend Banner
 How to make a Thing Banner
How to make Light Blue Stained Glass Pane
How to make a Light Blue Shulker Box
How to make a Light Blue Burst Firework Star
How to make a Light Blue Star-Shaped Firework Star
How to make a Light Blue Small Firework Star
How to make a Light Blue Large Firework Star
How to make a Light Blue Creeper-Shaped Firework Star

Things to Do with Light Blue Dye

Here are some activities that you can do with light blue dye in Minecraft:

 How to Dye a Sign
 How to Dye a Sheep
 How to Dye Leather Armor (Bedrock Edition)
 How to Use a Loom