Light blue

#beddf3

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #beddf3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#beddf3

RGB190, 221, 243

HSL205, 69%, 85%

HSV205, 22%, 95%

CMYK22%, 9%, 0%, 5%

Lab86.57, -5.54, -14.14

XYZ63.27, 69.13, 94.8

Decimal12508659

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone277 C

Shades of light blue

#9ccbed #7ab9e6 #58a8e0 #3696da #2481c4 #1e6ba2 #185580 #113e5e #0b283c #05111a

Tints of light blue

#c3e0f4 #c8e2f5 #cde5f6 #d2e7f7 #d7eaf8 #dcedf9 #e1eff9 #e6f2fa #ebf5fb #f0f7fc

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#f3d4be Analogous#bef3ee Analogous#bec3f3 Triadic#f3bedd Triadic#ddf3be Split complementary#f3bec3 Split complementary#f3eebe

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 22, 9, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #beddf3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 9 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 12 4 11

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 #beddf3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #beddf3; }
.text { color: #beddf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beddf3; }

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 #beddf3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #beddf3 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 #beddf3 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 #beddf3 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 #beddf3 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.