Light blue

#becdcb

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

Light blue lands where green meets blue, light and muted. 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 #becdcb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#becdcb

RGB190, 205, 203

HSL172, 13%, 77%

HSV172, 7%, 80%

CMYK7%, 0%, 1%, 20%

Lab81.25, -5.45, -0.76

XYZ53.85, 58.92, 65.03

Decimal12504523

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone552 C

Shades of light blue

#a9bdbb #95adaa #809d9a #6c8d89 #5d7875 #4d6461 #3d4f4d #2d3a39 #1d2625 #0d1111

Tints of light blue

#c9d5d4 #d4dedd #dfe6e5 #eaefee #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#cdbec0 Analogous#becdc3 Analogous#bec8cd Triadic#cbbecd Triadic#cdcbbe Split complementary#cdbec8 Split complementary#cdc3be

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 7, 0, 1, 20.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 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 #becdcb straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #becdcb 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 #becdcb 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 #becdcb 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 #becdcb are worked out. 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.