Light blue

#b6ced7

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 blue at 196 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #b6ced7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b6ced7

RGB182, 206, 215

HSL196, 29%, 78%

HSV196, 15%, 84%

CMYK15%, 4%, 0%, 16%

Lab81.29, -6.18, -7.19

XYZ53.63, 58.99, 72.85

Decimal11980503

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#9ebeca #87aebd #6f9eb0 #598ea2 #4c798a #3f6472 #32505b #253b43 #18262b #0b1114

Tints of light blue

#c2d6de #cfdfe4 #dbe7eb #e7eff2 #f3f7f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#d7bfb6 Analogous#b6d7d0 Analogous#b6bdd7 Triadic#d7b6ce Triadic#ced7b6 Split complementary#d7b6bd Split complementary#d7d0b6

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 15, 4, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b6ced7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 4 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 8 4 22

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 #b6ced7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b6ced7; }
.text { color: #b6ced7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6ced7; }

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 #b6ced7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b6ced7 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 #b6ced7 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 #b6ced7 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

The figures for #b6ced7 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.