Light blue

#b2d5db

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

This is Light blue, a soft teal at 189 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #b2d5db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2d5db

RGB178, 213, 219

HSL189, 36%, 78%

HSV189, 19%, 86%

CMYK19%, 3%, 0%, 14%

Lab83.0, -10.23, -6.81

XYZ54.94, 62.17, 76.12

Decimal11720155

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone629 C

Shades of light blue

#99c7cf #80bac4 #67acb8 #509dab #448692 #386f79 #2d5860 #214147 #152a2e #0a1315

Tints of light blue

#bfdce1 #cce3e7 #d9eaed #e6f1f3 #f3f8f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#dbb8b2 Analogous#b2dbcc Analogous#b2c1db Triadic#dbb2d5 Triadic#d5dbb2 Split complementary#dbb2c1 Split complementary#dbccb2

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 19, 3, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2d5db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 3 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 7 4 20

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 #b2d5db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2d5db; }
.text { color: #b2d5db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2d5db; }

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 #b2d5db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2d5db 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 #b2d5db 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 #b2d5db 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

Every value on this page for #b2d5db is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.