Light blue

#b7cdcd

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 #b7cdcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b7cdcd

RGB183, 205, 205

HSL180, 18%, 76%

HSV180, 11%, 80%

CMYK11%, 0%, 0%, 20%

Lab80.82, -7.38, -2.53

XYZ52.38, 58.14, 66.22

Decimal12045773

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone552 C

Shades of light blue

#a2bebe #8db0b0 #78a1a1 #649191 #567c7c #476666 #385151 #2a3c3c #1b2727 #0d1212

Tints of light blue

#bdd1d1 #c3d6d6 #c9dada #d0dede #d6e2e2 #dce7e7 #e2ebeb #e8efef #eef3f3 #f4f8f8

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#cdb7b7 Analogous#b7cdc2 Analogous#b7c2cd Triadic#cdb7cd Triadic#cdcdb7 Split complementary#cdb7c2 Split complementary#cdc2b7

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 11, 0, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b7cdcd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 0 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 4 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #b7cdcd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b7cdcd; }
.text { color: #b7cdcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7cdcd; }

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 #b7cdcd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b7cdcd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b7cdcd 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b7cdcd 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 #b7cdcd is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.