Light blue

#93bbbc

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light blue is a mid teal, confident between blue and green. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #93bbbc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#93bbbc

RGB147, 187, 188

HSL181, 23%, 66%

HSV181, 22%, 74%

CMYK22%, 1%, 0%, 26%

Lab73.14, -13.05, -4.9

XYZ38.88, 45.37, 54.29

Decimal9681852

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5493 C

Shades of light blue

#80afb0 #6da3a5 #5d9596 #528284 #467071 #3a5d5e #2f4b4b #233838 #172526 #0c1313

Tints of light blue

#9dc1c2 #a6c7c8 #b0cdce #bad3d4 #c3dada #cde0e0 #d7e6e6 #e1ecec #eaf2f2 #f4f8f8

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#bc9493 Analogous#93bca9 Analogous#93a6bc Triadic#bc93bb Triadic#bbbc93 Split complementary#bc93a6 Split complementary#bca993

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 22, 1, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #93bbbc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 1 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 5 4 32

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 #93bbbc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #93bbbc; }
.text { color: #93bbbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93bbbc; }

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 #93bbbc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #93bbbc 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 #93bbbc 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 #93bbbc 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

The figures for #93bbbc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.