Light blue

#bbcdd3

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

Light blue is a light blue that reads soft. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #bbcdd3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbcdd3

RGB187, 205, 211

HSL195, 21%, 78%

HSV195, 11%, 83%

CMYK11%, 3%, 0%, 17%

Lab81.25, -4.87, -5.06

XYZ54.08, 58.93, 70.15

Decimal12307923

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone643 C

Shades of light blue

#a5bdc5 #8eacb6 #789ca8 #638b98 #547782 #46626c #374e55 #293a3f #1a2529 #0c1113

Tints of light blue

#c6d5da #d2dee2 #dde6e9 #e9eff1 #f4f7f8

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#d3c1bb Analogous#bbd3cd Analogous#bbc1d3 Triadic#d3bbcd Triadic#cdd3bb Split complementary#d3bbc1 Split complementary#d3cdbb

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 11, 3, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbcdd3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 3 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 7 4 23

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 #bbcdd3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbcdd3; }
.text { color: #bbcdd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcdd3; }

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 #bbcdd3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbcdd3 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 #bbcdd3 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 #bbcdd3 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 #bbcdd3 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 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.