Light blue

#bcb4fc

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 relaxed. 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 #bcb4fc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bcb4fc

RGB188, 180, 252

HSL247, 92%, 85%

HSV247, 29%, 99%

CMYK25%, 29%, 0%, 1%

Lab76.29, 17.92, -34.59

XYZ54.63, 50.36, 98.94

Decimal12367100

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light blue

#9a8dfa #7767f9 #5540f7 #321af6 #2109de #1b07b8 #150691 #10046b #0a0344 #04011d

Tints of light blue

#c1bafc #c6c0fc #ccc5fd #d1cbfd #d6d1fd #dbd7fd #e0dcfe #e5e2fe #ebe8fe #f0eefe

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f4fcb4 Analogous#b4d0fc Analogous#e0b4fc Triadic#fcbcb4 Triadic#b4fcbc Split complementary#fce0b4 Split complementary#d0fcb4

Light blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 25, 29, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bcb4fc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 29 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 31 4 7

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #bcb4fc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bcb4fc; }
.text { color: #bcb4fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb4fc; }

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 #bcb4fc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bcb4fc 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 #bcb4fc 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 #bcb4fc 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

Every value on this page for #bcb4fc is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.