Light blue

#bcb1ea

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

Light blue sits in the blue band, light and strong. 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 #bcb1ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bcb1ea

RGB188, 177, 234

HSL252, 58%, 81%

HSV252, 24%, 92%

CMYK20%, 24%, 0%, 8%

Lab74.87, 15.43, -27.06

XYZ51.31, 48.08, 84.42

Decimal12366314

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#a293e2 #8975da #6f57d2 #5539ca #472fae #3b2790 #2f1f72 #221754 #160f36 #0a0618

Tints of light blue

#c1b7ec #c7beed #ccc4ef #d2cbf1 #d7d1f3 #ddd7f4 #e2def6 #e8e4f8 #edebf9 #f3f1fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#dfeab1 Analogous#b1c3ea Analogous#d8b1ea Triadic#eabcb1 Triadic#b1eabc Split complementary#ead9b1 Split complementary#c3eab1

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 20, 24, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bcb1ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 24 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 26 4 14

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 #bcb1ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bcb1ea; }
.text { color: #bcb1ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb1ea; }

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 #bcb1ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bcb1ea 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 #bcb1ea 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 #bcb1ea 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 #bcb1ea come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.