Light blue

#b8c9ca

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. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #b8c9ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b8c9ca

RGB184, 201, 202

HSL183, 15%, 76%

HSV183, 9%, 79%

CMYK9%, 0%, 0%, 21%

Lab79.74, -5.55, -2.48

XYZ51.31, 56.23, 64.03

Decimal12110282

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone552 C

Shades of light blue

#a4babb #8faaac #7b9b9c #688a8c #597677 #4a6263 #3b4d4f #2b393a #1c2526 #0d1112

Tints of light blue

#c4d2d3 #d0dbdc #dce5e5 #e3e9ea #eff3f3

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#cab9b8 Analogous#b8cac2 Analogous#b8c0ca Triadic#cab8c9 Triadic#c9cab8 Split complementary#cab8c0 Split complementary#cac2b8

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 9, 0, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b8c9ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 0 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 4 4 27

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 #b8c9ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b8c9ca; }
.text { color: #b8c9ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8c9ca; }

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 #b8c9ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b8c9ca 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 #b8c9ca 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 #b8c9ca 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #b8c9ca 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.