Light blue

#94bbbd

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

This is Light blue, a muted teal at 183 degrees. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #94bbbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#94bbbd

RGB148, 187, 189

HSL183, 24%, 66%

HSV183, 22%, 74%

CMYK22%, 1%, 0%, 26%

Lab73.23, -12.52, -5.31

XYZ39.17, 45.51, 54.86

Decimal9747389

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5493 C

Shades of light blue

#81afb1 #6ea3a6 #5d9598 #528285 #467072 #3a5d5f #2f4a4c #233839 #172526 #0c1313

Tints of light blue

#9ec1c3 #a7c7c9 #b1cdcf #bad3d5 #c4d9db #cee0e1 #d7e6e6 #e1ecec #eaf2f2 #f4f8f8

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#bd9694 Analogous#94bdab Analogous#94a6bd Triadic#bd94bb Triadic#bbbd94 Split complementary#bd94a6 Split complementary#bdab94

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 22, 1, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #94bbbd 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #94bbbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #94bbbd; }
.text { color: #94bbbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94bbbd; }

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 #94bbbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #94bbbd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #94bbbd 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #94bbbd 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #94bbbd 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.