Light blue

#bbd1d9

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 #bbd1d9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbd1d9

RGB187, 209, 217

HSL196, 28%, 79%

HSV196, 14%, 85%

CMYK14%, 4%, 0%, 15%

Lab82.47, -5.74, -6.46

XYZ55.82, 61.18, 74.51

Decimal12308953

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#a3c1cc #8bb1be #73a0b1 #5b90a3 #4e7b8b #416673 #33515b #263c44 #18262c #0b1114

Tints of light blue

#c1d5dc #c6d9df #ccdce2 #d2e0e6 #d7e4e9 #dde8ec #e3ecef #e8f0f2 #eef3f5 #f4f7f9

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#d9c3bb Analogous#bbd9d2 Analogous#bbc2d9 Triadic#d9bbd1 Triadic#d1d9bb Split complementary#d9bbc2 Split complementary#d9d2bb

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 14, 4, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbd1d9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 4 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 8 4 21

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 #bbd1d9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbd1d9; }
.text { color: #bbd1d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd1d9; }

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 #bbd1d9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbd1d9 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 #bbd1d9 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 #bbd1d9 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 #bbd1d9 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.