Light blue

#bbd2d5

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

Light blue is a light teal, relaxed between blue and green. 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 #bbd2d5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbd2d5

RGB187, 210, 213

HSL187, 24%, 78%

HSV187, 12%, 84%

CMYK12%, 1%, 0%, 16%

Lab82.63, -7.07, -4.11

XYZ55.55, 61.46, 71.89

Decimal12309205

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone552 C

Shades of light blue

#a4c3c7 #8db4b9 #76a5ab #60959c #527f85 #44696e #365457 #283e41 #1a282a #0c1213

Tints of light blue

#c6dadc #ccdde0 #d7e5e7 #e3ecee #eef4f5

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#d5bebb Analogous#bbd5cb Analogous#bbc5d5 Triadic#d5bbd2 Triadic#d2d5bb Split complementary#d5bbc5 Split complementary#d5cbbb

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 12, 1, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbd2d5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 1 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 5 4 22

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 #bbd2d5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbd2d5; }
.text { color: #bbd2d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd2d5; }

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 #bbd2d5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbd2d5 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 #bbd2d5 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 #bbd2d5 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

Here is how the numbers for #bbd2d5 are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.