Light blue

#b2c6cb

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

Light blue is a light teal, relaxed between blue and green. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #b2c6cb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2c6cb

RGB178, 198, 203

HSL192, 19%, 75%

HSV192, 12%, 80%

CMYK12%, 2%, 0%, 20%

Lab78.56, -5.75, -4.81

XYZ49.33, 54.16, 64.35

Decimal11716299

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5435 C

Shades of light blue

#9db7bd #88a7af #7398a1 #618690 #53737b #455f66 #374c51 #29383c #1a2527 #0c1112

Tints of light blue

#b9cbcf #c6d5d8 #d3dfe1 #dae3e6 #e7edef #f4f7f8

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#cbb7b2 Analogous#b2cbc3 Analogous#b2bacb Triadic#cbb2c6 Triadic#c6cbb2 Split complementary#cbb2ba Split complementary#cbc3b2

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 12, 2, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2c6cb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 2 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 6 4 26

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 #b2c6cb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2c6cb; }
.text { color: #b2c6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c6cb; }

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 #b2c6cb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2c6cb 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 #b2c6cb 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 #b2c6cb 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

Here is how the numbers for #b2c6cb are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.