Light blue

#bfd4d4

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

This is Light blue, a muted teal at 180 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #bfd4d4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfd4d4

RGB191, 212, 212

HSL180, 20%, 79%

HSV180, 10%, 83%

CMYK10%, 0%, 0%, 17%

Lab83.4, -7.01, -2.41

XYZ56.91, 62.92, 71.43

Decimal12571860

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone552 C

Shades of light blue

#a9c5c5 #92b6b6 #7ca7a7 #669898 #578282 #486b6b #395555 #2a3f3f #1b2929 #0c1212

Tints of light blue

#cadbdb #d4e2e2 #dfe9e9 #eaf1f1 #f4f8f8

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#d4bfbf Analogous#bfd4ca Analogous#bfcad4 Triadic#d4bfd4 Triadic#d4d4bf Split complementary#d4bfca Split complementary#d4cabf

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 10, 0, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfd4d4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 0 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 4 4 23

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 #bfd4d4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfd4d4; }
.text { color: #bfd4d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd4d4; }

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 #bfd4d4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfd4d4 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 #bfd4d4 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 #bfd4d4 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 #bfd4d4 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.