Light blue

#9dbbbd

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. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #9dbbbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9dbbbd
RGB157, 187, 189
HSL184, 20%, 68%
HSV184, 17%, 74%
CMYK17%, 1%, 0%, 26%
Lab73.79, -9.68, -4.41
XYZ40.86, 46.38, 54.94
Decimal10337213
Web safe#99cccc
Pantone551 C
Pantone551 CHex#9dbbbdRgb157 187 189Cmyk17 1 0 26Lab74 -10 -4Darker#527779Deep#729da0Lighter#c9d8d9

Shades of light blue

Tints of light blue

Colors that go with light blue

Light blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 17, 1, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9dbbbd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
17 1 0 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
20 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 #9dbbbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9dbbbd; }
.text { color: #9dbbbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dbbbd; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9dbbbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.04:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.28:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9dbbbd 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 #9dbbbd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #9dbbbd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #9dbbbd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.