Light blue

#becbc9

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

This is Light blue, a grey teal at 171 degrees. 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 #becbc9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#becbc9

RGB190, 203, 201

HSL171, 11%, 77%

HSV171, 6%, 80%

CMYK6%, 0%, 1%, 20%

Lab80.67, -4.79, -0.54

XYZ53.13, 57.88, 63.63

Decimal12504009

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5445 C

Shades of light blue

#aabbb8 #96aba8 #829b97 #6e8a86 #5e7672 #4e625f #3e4d4b #2e3938 #1e2524 #0e1110

Tints of light blue

#c4cfce #cfd8d7 #dae1e0 #e5eae9 #f0f3f2

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#cbbec0 Analogous#becbc3 Analogous#bec6cb Triadic#c9becb Triadic#cbc9be Split complementary#cbbec6 Split complementary#cbc3be

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 6, 0, 1, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #becbc9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 0 1 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 4 5 26

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 #becbc9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #becbc9; }
.text { color: #becbc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becbc9; }

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 #becbc9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #becbc9 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 #becbc9 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 #becbc9 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 #becbc9 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. 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.