Light blue

#b7c6c6

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 teal at 180 degrees. 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 #b7c6c6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b7c6c6

RGB183, 198, 198

HSL180, 12%, 75%

HSV180, 8%, 78%

CMYK8%, 0%, 0%, 22%

Lab78.77, -5.1, -1.76

XYZ49.92, 54.53, 61.32

Decimal12043974

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5435 C

Shades of light blue

#a3b7b7 #90a7a7 #7c9898 #6a8686 #5b7373 #4b5f5f #3c4c4c #2c3838 #1d2525 #0e1111

Tints of light blue

#c3d0d0 #cad5d5 #d6dfdf #e2e8e8 #eff2f2

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#c6b7b7 Analogous#b7c6bf Analogous#b7bfc6 Triadic#c6b7c6 Triadic#c6c6b7 Split complementary#c6b7bf Split complementary#c6bfb7

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 8, 0, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b7c6c6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 0 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 4 4 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 #b7c6c6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b7c6c6; }
.text { color: #b7c6c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7c6c6; }

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 #b7c6c6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b7c6c6 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 #b7c6c6 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 #b7c6c6 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 #b7c6c6 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.