
The 5mm White Blue LED is a compact and energy-efficient semiconductor light source designed for a wide range of electronics and DIY projects. With its standard 5 mm through-hole package, the LED can be easily inserted into breadboards or soldered onto PCBs, making it ideal for prototyping, educational experiments, and embedded electronics applications.
This LED produces a bright white-blue illumination, giving it a crisp and highly visible output suitable for indicator lights, signal displays, decorative lighting, and control panels. When powered, electrons inside the semiconductor recombine with holes, releasing energy in the form of light—a process known as electroluminescence. The color of the emitted light depends on the semiconductor material used in the LED.
The LED typically operates with a forward voltage of around 3 V to 3.3 V and a recommended forward current of about 20 mA, so a current-limiting resistor should always be used when connecting it to a power supply or microcontroller.