Light blue

#b6c6c2

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

Light blue lands where green meets blue, light and muted. 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 #b6c6c2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b6c6c2

RGB182, 198, 194

HSL165, 12%, 75%

HSV165, 8%, 78%

CMYK8%, 0%, 2%, 22%

Lab78.59, -6.21, 0.12

XYZ49.22, 54.23, 58.91

Decimal11978434

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5503 C

Shades of light blue

#a2b7b2 #8fa7a1 #7b9891 #698780 #5a736d #4b605a #3b4c48 #2c3835 #1d2523 #0d1110

Tints of light blue

#c3d0cd #cfdad7 #dce4e2 #e8edec #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#c6b6ba Analogous#b6c6ba Analogous#b6c2c6 Triadic#c2b6c6 Triadic#c6c2b6 Split complementary#c6b6c2 Split complementary#c6bab6

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 8, 0, 2, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b6c6c2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 0 2 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 4 6 28

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 #b6c6c2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b6c6c2; }
.text { color: #b6c6c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c6c2; }

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 #b6c6c2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b6c6c2 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 #b6c6c2 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 #b6c6c2 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 #b6c6c2 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.